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Weekend Thoughts

May 10, 2020

Here are some weekend thoughts! I didn’t know I’d manage any thoughts these days, but behold! Now, are they of any interest? That’s another question.

Katherine Dunn: “The Resident Poet”

May 4, 2020

This week’s New Yorker story is a new story from Katherine Dunn! “The Resident Poet” is going to be part of a collection coming in 2022, but we get a chance to see it now!

Anniversaries Readalong: May 6 – 12, 1968

May 3, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 6 – 12, 1968.

Alice Munro: Runaway

May 1, 2020

Betsy and Trevor are going to move on to Alice Munro’s 2004 collection Runaway. Here is the post that will eventually contain all of the links!

Henri Bosco: Malicroix

April 30, 2020

Henri Bosco’s Malicroix, translated from the French by Joyce Zonana, is a beautiful, terrifying exploration of isolation and nature. It’s shot up to being one of my favorites!

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