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.
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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.
Alice Munro: “The Spanish Lady”
Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “The Spanish Lady,” from Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.
2014 Story Prize Finalists
The three finalists for the 2014 Story Prize have been announced. Read the full post.
CriterionCast Episode 153: Dino Risi’s Il Sorpasso
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining Scott Nye and David Blakeslee over at The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Dino Risi’s 1962 film, Il Sorpasso. Read the full post and find a link to the podcast.