Natalia Ginzburg: Valentino and Sagittarius
Last year NYRB Classics released Natalia Ginzburg’s novellas Valentino and Sagittarius in one lovely edition. I loved them!
Trevor Berrett
Barbara Comyns: The Vet’s Daughter
As part of my quest to read ten books from the NYRB Classics backlist, I have finished the shocking — and great — 1959 book by Barbara Comyns, The Vet’s Daughter.
Jacques Rivette: Céline and Julie Go Boating
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a two-disc home video edition of Jacques Rivette’s magical 1974 film, Céline and Julie Go Boating.
The Criterion Collection Announces June 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in May of 2021.
Imbolo Mbue: “The Case For and Against Love Potions”
This week’s New Yorker story is Imbolo Mbue’s “The Case For and Against Love Potions.”
Kazuo Ishiguro: Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro’s eighth novel — and first since he wont the Nobel Prize in 2017 — is out. But I didn’t care for Klara and the Sun. Here are my thoughts.
2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
Today the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist was announced.
Djibril Diop Mambéty: Touki bouki
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a standalone home video edition of Djibril Diop Mambéty’s masterpiece, Touki bouki.
T. Coraghessan Boyle: “The Shape of a Teardrop”
This week’s The New Yorker fiction is “The Shape of a Teardrop,” by T. Coraghessan Boyle.