The Criterion Collection Announces August 2020 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in August of 2020.
Trevor Berrett
2020 Best Translated Book Award Finalists
Yesterday the 2020 Best Translated Book Award finalists were announced! Here are the 10 books!
Criterion Announces Agnès Varda Box Set
The Criterion Collection has announced The Complete Films of Agnès Varda, to be released on August 11!
Jonathan Lethem: “The Afterlife”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “The Afterlife,” by Jonathan Lethem.
Anniversaries Readalong: May 13 – 19, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 13 – 19, 1968.
Weekend Thoughts
Here are some weekend thoughts! I didn’t know I’d manage any thoughts these days, but behold! Now, are they of any interest? That’s another question.
Katherine Dunn: “The Resident Poet”
This week’s New Yorker story is a new story from Katherine Dunn! “The Resident Poet” is going to be part of a collection coming in 2022, but we get a chance to see it now!
Anniversaries Readalong: May 6 – 12, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 6 – 12, 1968.
Alice Munro: Runaway
Betsy and Trevor are going to move on to Alice Munro’s 2004 collection Runaway. Here is the post that will eventually contain all of the links!
Henri Bosco: Malicroix
Henri Bosco’s Malicroix, translated from the French by Joyce Zonana, is a beautiful, terrifying exploration of isolation and nature. It’s shot up to being one of my favorites!