Written Reviews

Olga Tokarczuk: “Yente”

September 13, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Olga Tokarczuk’s “Yente,” translated from the Polish by Jennifer Croft.

Cormac McCarthy — Episode 5

September 9, 2021

Paul and I are back with Episode 5 of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast! In this episode we talk about Cormac McCarthy’s work.

Han Ong: “The Monkey Who Speaks”

September 8, 2021

This week’s New Yorker story is Han Ong’s “The Monkey Who Speaks.”

Pat Barker: The Women of Troy

September 1, 2021

Pat Barker’s The Women of Troy follows up her 2017 novel The Silence of the Girls. They are both brilliant!

Nature Writing — Episode 4

August 26, 2021

Here is Nature Writing, Episode 4 of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast!

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