Written Reviews

Alexander MacLeod: “Once Removed”

January 31, 2022

This week’s New Yorker story is “Once Removed,” by Alexander MacLeod.

Jane Campion: The Piano

January 28, 2022

This week The Criterion Collection released Jane Campion’s The Piano on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. I had never seen it before, but I have been fascinated with it and highly recommend it.

Why Do We Read Fiction? — Episode 20

January 27, 2022

In this episode of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast, Trevor and Paul are joined by Ben O’Connell to discuss why we read fiction.

Antonio Di Benedetto: The Silentiary

January 26, 2022

This week NYRB Classics is publishing Antonio Di Benedetto’s 1964 novel, The Silentiary, translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen. This is a fantastic follow-up to Di Benedetto’s masterpiece, Zama.

Aysegül Savas: “Long Distance”

January 24, 2022

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Aysegül Savas’s “Long Distance.”

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