Annie Proulx: “The Hadal Zone”
It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The fourth of the four stories is Annie Proulx’s “The Hadal Zone.”
Trevor Berrett
Sally Rooney: “Opening Theory”
It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The third of the four stories is Sally Rooney’s “Opening Theory,” which is an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Intermezzo.
Haruki Murakami: “Kaho”
It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The second of the four stories is Haruki Murakami’s “Kaho,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.
E.L. Doctorow: “The Drummer Boy on Independence Day”
It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The first of the four stories is E.L. Doctorow’s “The Drummer Boy on Independence Day.”
Sandra Cisneros: The House on Mango Street
For a recent library book club I finally read Sandra Cisneros’s 1984 novel The House on Mango Street.
Tessa Hadley: “Vincent’s Party”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Vincent’s Party,” by Tessa Hadley.
Elisa Gabbert: Any Person Is the Only Self
Elisa Gabbert’s latest essay collection, Any Person Is the Only Self, is a wonderful collection about reading, writing, and life.
Goerge Eliot: Silas Marner
Carrying on with my year with George Eliot, I read and thoroughly enjoyed Silas Marner.
Camille Bordas: “Chicago on the Seine”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Camille Bordas’s “Chicago on the Seine”