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NYRB Classics, Part I — Episode 11

October 21, 2021

Paul and I are back with Episode 11 of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast!

Tove Ditlevsen: “The Umbrella”

October 18, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Tove Ditlevsen’s “The Umbrella,” translated from the Danish by Michael Favala Goldman.

The Criterion Collection Announces January 2022 Releases

October 15, 2021

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in January 2022.

Books About Books, Nonfiction — Episode 10

October 14, 2021

Paul and I are back with Episode 10 of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast!

Thomas McGuane: “Not Here You Don’t”

October 11, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is from an old favorite: Thomas McGuane’s “Not Here You Don’t.”

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