Written Reviews

Natalia Ginzburg: Valentino and Sagittarius

March 25, 2021

Last year NYRB Classics released Natalia Ginzburg’s novellas Valentino and Sagittarius in one lovely edition. I loved them!

Aysegül Savas: “Future Selves”

March 22, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Future Selves,” by Aysegül Savas.

Barbara Comyns: The Vet’s Daughter

March 18, 2021

As part of my quest to read ten books from the NYRB Classics backlist, I have finished the shocking — and great — 1959 book by Barbara Comyns, The Vet’s Daughter.

Jacques Rivette: Céline and Julie Go Boating

March 16, 2021

Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a two-disc home video edition of Jacques Rivette’s magical 1974 film, Céline and Julie Go Boating.

The Criterion Collection Announces June 2021 Releases

March 15, 2021

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in May of 2021.

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