Written Reviews

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner

March 11, 2010

The winner of this year’s NBCC Award has been announced. Read the full post.

Best Translated Book Award Winner

March 10, 2010

The winner of the Best Translated Book Award has been announced. Read the full post.

David Means: “The Knocking”

March 8, 2010

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Means’s “The Knocking.” Read the full post.

Penelope Fitzgerald: Offshore

March 8, 2010

Trevor reviews Penelope Fitzgerald’s Offshore. Read the full post.

Irwin Shaw: “Preach on the Dusty Roads”

March 6, 2010

Trevor looks at Irwin Shaw’s “Preach on the Dusty Roads,” from the August 22, 1942 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

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