Roberto Bolaño: Cowboy Graves
It’s not just a curiosity! Here are my thoughts on Roberto Bolaño’s Cowboy Graves, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer.
Trevor Berrett
Margaret Atwood: “Old Babes in the Wood”
This week’s New Yorker story is “Old Babes in the Wood,” by Margaret Atwood.
The Criterion Collection Announces July 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in July of 2021.
Cynthia Ozick: Antiquities
Cynthia Ozick’s Antiquities is out today! It’s a wonderful little book about the large past and the short future.
Jonas Eika: “Alvin”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Alvin,” by Jonas Eika, translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg.
Giveaway! A Film Box from Boxwalla
Come join in the giveaway fun! On offer to one lucky reader: a Film Box from Boxwalla, featuring Mike Leigh’s Secrets and Lies and Bong Joon Ho’s Memories of Murder!
Robert Walser: Little Snow Landscape
Robert Walser’s Little Snow Landscape, recently published by NYRB Classics, is the perfect book to start as we get into spring. It will also be perfect for summer, fall, and, believe it or not, winter. I recommend it in perpetuity.
2021 International Booker Prize Longlist
This morning, the longlist for the 2021 International Booker Prize was announced.
Sterling HolyWhiteMountain: “Featherweight”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sterling HolyWhiteMountain’s “Featherweight.”