2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Winner
This year’s International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner has been announced, carrying on the tradition of recognizing literature in translation! Read the full post.
Trevor Berrett
Lars von Trier: Melancholia
Trevor reviews Lars von Trier’s 2011 film, Melancholia. Read the full post.
Giveaway! Four Books by Tim O’Brien
I’ve got four of Tim O’Brien’s books, all new lovely reissues, to give away to one person. See what’s on offer and enter to win.
Qiu Miaojin: Last Words from Montmartre
Trevor reviews Qiu Miaojin’s novel, Last Words from Montmartre, translated from the Chinese by Ari Larissa Heinrich. This is the manuscript Qiu left behind when she committed suicide in 1995, at the age of twenty six. Read the full post.
Ingmar Bergman: Persona
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film, Persona, recently released on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.
2014 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner
This year’s winner of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced. Read the full post.
Ramona Ausubel: “You Can Find Love Now”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ramona Ausubel’s “You Can Find Love Now,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Trevor shares his thoughts. Read the full post.
Haruki Murakami: “Yesterday”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Haruki Murakami’s “Yesterday” (tr. from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel), one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.
Karen Russell: “The Bad Graft”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Karen Russell’s “The Bad Graft,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Read the full post.
David Gilbert: “Here’s the Story”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “Here’s the Story,” one of the four selected for the summer fiction issue. Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.