Written Reviews

Paul Theroux: “Dietrologia”

November 30, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Paul Theroux’s “Dietrologia.”

Patricia Lockwood: “The Winged Thing”

November 23, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Patricia Lockwood’s “The Winged Thing.”

Claudia Weill: Girlfriends

November 20, 2020

Claudia Weill’s 1978 film, Girlfriends, was recently released on home video by The Criterion Collection. I strongly recommend it!

2020 Booker Prize Winner

November 19, 2020

The winner of the 2020 Booker Prize has been announced . . . and I am thrilled with the result!

Salman Rushdie: “The Old Man in the Piazza”

November 18, 2020

This week’s story is Salman Rushdie’s “The Old Man in the Piazza.”

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