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Donald Barthelme: “Chablis”

August 13, 2024August 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”

August 13, 2024August 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”

July 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”

July 23, 2024July 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

July 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”

July 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

July 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

July 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

Annie Proulx: “The Hadal Zone”

July 1, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The fourth of the four stories is Annie Proulx’s “The Hadal Zone.”

Categories Annie Proulx, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

Sally Rooney: “Opening Theory”

July 1, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The third of the four stories is Sally Rooney’s “Opening Theory,” which is an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Intermezzo.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Sally Rooney Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 1 Comment
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