Written Reviews

Shirley Jackson: “The Lottery”

July 20, 2020

This week The New Yorker takes us back to a classic, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.”

Anniversaries Readalong: July 22 – 28, 1968

July 19, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering July 22 – 28, 1968.

The Criterion Collection Announces October 2020 Releases

July 15, 2020

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

Preston Sturges: The Lady Eve

July 14, 2020

This weeks The Criterion Collection is releasing a Blu-ray upgrade of the classic screwball comedy The Lady Eve. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda, it’s a delightful film and a welcome release.

Marilynne Robinson: “Jack and Della”

July 13, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Jack and Della,” by Marilynne Robinson. This is an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, Jack.

Previous Next

Listen In

Episodes of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast: discussions of books and authors, shaped by curiosity, rereading, and the pleasures of talking things through.

Browse all episodes

The Reading Life

The Mookse and the Gripes Instagram features a more immediate space with posts and videos about current reads, recent finds, including a steady dose of Criterion films.