The 2016 Man Booker Prize Longlist
The 2016 Man Booker Prize longlist has been announced. Read the full post.
Trevor Berrett
CriterionCast 174: Ingmar Bergman’s Summer with Monika
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining in on a conversation with The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Ingmar Bergman’s 1953 film Summer with Monika. Read the full post and find a link to the podcast.
Joshua Ferris: “The Abandonment”
This week’s New Yorker story is Joshua Ferris’s “The Abandonment.” Read the full post.
King Hu: A Touch of Zen
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing King Hu’s 1971 classic, A Touch of Zen. Read the full post.
Giveaway! A World Literature Box from Boxwalla
Come join in the giveaway fun! On offer to one lucky reader: a World Literature Box from Boxwalla! Read the full post and join the giveaway.
The Criterion Collection Announces October 2016 Releases
Today The Criterion Collection announced its October 2016 releases. Read the full post.
Hubert Mingarelli: A Meal in Winter
Trevor reviews Hubert Mingarelli’s A Meal in Winter, translated from the French by Sam Taylor. A Meal in Winter was a finalist for the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Award and just out in the U.S. from The New Press. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 45: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara Part II
David and Trevor are back with the next installment of The Eclipse Viewer. In this episode we discuss the final two films in Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Episode 18: Tove Jansson
The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is back with Episode 18: Tove Jansson. This time, Trevor is joined by Simon Thomas to pit The True Deceiver against The Summer Book. Read the full post.