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Akhil Sharma: “The Narayans”

May 7, 2026August 19, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Akhil Sharma’s “The Narayans.”

Categories Akhil Sharma, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

César Aira: Festival and Game of the Worlds

May 7, 2026August 15, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Recently New Direction published a book with two Cesar Aira novellas, Festival and Game of the Worlds, each translated by Katherine Silver.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira 1 Comment

Donald Barthelme: “Chablis”

May 9, 2026August 12, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Donald Barthelme’s “Chablis.”

Categories Donald Barthelme, New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Caleb Crain: “Clay”

May 9, 2026August 5, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Caleb Crain’s “Clay.”

Categories Caleb Crain, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Nell Freudenberger: “Attila”

May 9, 2026July 29, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Nell Freudenberger’s “Attila.”

Categories Nell Freudenberger, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

Sarah Braunstein: “Abject Naturalism”

May 18, 2026July 22, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sarah Braunstein’s “Abject Naturalism.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Sarah Braunstein Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 8 Comments

Magda Szabó: The Fawn

May 18, 2026July 18, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The latest book for #NYRBWomen24 was Magda Szabó’s The Fawn, translated from the Hungarian by Len Rix.

Categories Book Reviews, Magda Szabó Tags 1950s, 1959, Hungarian 3 Comments

Aysegül Savas: “Freedom to Move”

May 18, 2026July 15, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Aysegül Savas’s “Freedom to Move.”

Categories Aysegül Savas, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Carys Davies: Clear

May 18, 2026July 11, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

If you’re looking for a short but powerful book check out Carys Davies’s Clear.

Categories Book Reviews, Carys Davies Tags 2020s, 2024 Leave a comment

Elizabeth Taylor: A Game of Hide and Seek

May 18, 2026July 2, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The most recent book we read for #NYRBWome24 was Elizabeth Taylor’s 1951 novel, A Game of Hide and Seek.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Taylor Tags 1950s, 1951 4 Comments
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