Alice Munro: “The Ottawa Valley”
Trevor and Betsy finish Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You by exploring Alice Munro’s brilliant “The Ottawa Valley.”
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Silvina Ocampo: Thus Were Their Faces
Trevor looks at the treasures in Silvina Ocampo’s Thus Were Their Faces, a comprehensive collection of her short stories out today from NYRB Classics. Read the full post.
Elizabeth Harrower: “Alice”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Alice,” by Elizabeth Harrower. Harrower, now in her late 80s, stopped writing fiction approximately 45 years ago, around the same time that she pulled her final book from publication. This story was written sometime back when she was actively writing, but it’s only making its way to us now (fantastic to say that about a piece of New Yorker fiction two weeks in a row!). Read the full post
Lucrecia Martel: La Ciénaga
Trevor reviews Lucrecia Martel’s 2001 film, La Ciénaga, coming out next Tuesday in a new edition from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Memorial”
Trevor and Betsy explore Alice Munro’s “Memorial,” from her collection Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.
National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists
The National Book Critics Circle Award finalists have been announced. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer Episode 24: Kinoshita and World War II
David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 24: Kinoshita and World War II. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.
Releases Episode 2
In this episode, Brian and Trevor discuss the NYRB Classics slate for the first half of 2015. Read the full post and listen to the podcast.
Isaac Bashevis Singer: “Inventions”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Inventions,” by Isaac Bashevis Singer and translated from the Yiddish by Aliza Shevrin. The story was written in 1965 and translated to English in the late 1960s, but it’s only making its way to us now.
Alice Munro: “Winter Wind”
Trevor and Betsy explore Alice Munro’s “Winter Wind,” from Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.