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Kanak Kapur: “Prophecy”

May 2, 2026January 6, 2025 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Kanak Kapur’s “Prophecy.”

Categories Kanak Kapur, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2025 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Charles Dickens: David Copperfield

May 2, 2026December 27, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

I finally read what many consider to be the greatest novel Charles Dickens wrote, his 1850 Bildungsroman David Copperfield.

Categories Book Reviews, Charles Dickens Tags 1850, 1850s 3 Comments

Lee Chang-dong: “The Leper”

May 2, 2026December 23, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lee Chang-dong’s “The Leper,” translated from the Korean by Heinz Insu Fenkl.

Categories Lee Chang-dong, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 1 Comment

Daisy Hildyard: “Revision”

May 2, 2026December 19, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Daisy Hildyard’s “Revision.”

Categories Daisy Hildyard, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments

Lauren Goff: “Between the Shadow and the Soul”

May 2, 2026December 9, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Lauren Goff’s “Between the Shadow and the Soul.”

Categories Lauren Groff, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

David Szalay: “Plaster”

May 2, 2026December 2, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Szalay’s “Plaster.”

Categories David Szalay, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Shuang Xuetao: “Paris Friend”

May 2, 2026November 25, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Shuang Xuetao’s “Paris Friend.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Shuang Xuetao Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

Jacqueline Holland: The God of Endings

May 2, 2026November 21, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

If you’re looking for a great Novembery book, I recommend Jacqueline Holland’s The God of Endings.

Categories Book Reviews, Jacqueline Holland Tags 2020s, 2023 Leave a comment

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Minimum Payment Due”

May 2, 2026November 18, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s “Minimum Payment Due.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 1 Comment

George Eliot: Felix Holt

May 2, 2026November 14, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Here are my thoughts on what I think is one of George Eliot’s lesser read novels, Felix Holt.

Categories Book Reviews, George Eliot Tags 1860s, 1866 2 Comments
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