Written Reviews

Susan Choi: “Flashlight”

August 31, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Susan Choi’s “Flashlight.”

David Wright Faladé: “The Sand Banks, 1861”

August 24, 2020

This week’s New Yorker story is David Wright Faladé’s “The Sand Banks, 1861.”

The Criterion Collection Announces November 2020 Releases

August 18, 2020

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in November of 2020.

Alice Munro: “Chance”

August 18, 2020

Trevor and Betsy looks at Alice Munro’s “Chance,” from Runaway. “Chance” is the first of three stories dealing with Juliet.

David Gilbert: “Cicadia”

August 17, 2020

This week’s New Yorker story is David Gilbert’s “Cicadia.”

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