Jeff Vandermeer: Annihilation
Trevor reviews the first part of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation (2014). Read the full post.
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Peter Weir: Picnic at Hanging Rock
Last week The Criterion Collection released a remastered dual-format edition of Peter Weir’s 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock, a mysterious film about the disappearance of a group of schoolgirls during a school outing in 1900. Trevor reviews the film and discusses the new Criterion edition. Read the full post.
Rebecca Curtis: “The Pink House”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rebecca Curtis’s “The Pink House.” Read the full post.
2014 PEN Translation Prize Shortlist
The five finalists for this year’s PEN Translation Prize have been announced (with an amazing three of the five coming from NYRB Classics!). Read the full post and get links to the four we’ve reviewed here.
2014 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Finalists
The six finalists have been announced. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Read the full post.
James Joyce: Dubliners
How does a blog called The Mookse and the Gripes go six years without a post on James Joyce? We don’t know, but here we are, showing off the Centennial Edition of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Trevor will be covering each of the stories in the coming weeks/months. Read the full post.
Maile Meloy: “Madame Lazarus”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Maile Meloy’s “Madame Lazarus.” Meloy is a favorite, so it’s always great to get a new short story from her. Betsy shares her thoughts. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer Episode 16: Sabu!
David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 16: Sabu! Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.
World Cup of Literature
The World Cup of Literature started yesterday, and I am the judge of today’s match between Italy and England. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Forgiveness in Families”
Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “Forgiveness in Families,” from her collection Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.