Trevor Berrett

Trevor Berrett is the editor of The Mookse and the Gripes

Technical Issues

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I believe many of you have noticed that over the past week my site has been hit and miss. I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate that many of you have contacted me about your problems, expressing encouragement rather than ire. As I’ve suspected all along, the problem is my host and not my site. … Read more

2013 National Book Award Winners

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Last night, the National Book Award winners were announced: Fiction: The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride Nonfiction: The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer Poetry: Incarnadine, by Mary Szybist Young People’s Literature: The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata Essentially, I know nothing about these titles. Any favorites?

Muriel Spark: The Public Image

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Muriel Spark is in my Pantheon, my list of favorite authors (which you can see here). One of these days, I’ll have read all of her books — that’s my goal at least. I love her slick observations. She’s the very definition of “biting wit.” Her stories are usually just a bit off kilter, and thus all … Read more

Lionel Shriver: “Kilifi Creek”

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Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Lionel Shriver’s “Kilifi Creek” was originally published in the November 25, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy “Kilifi Creek,” by Lionel Shriver, is something of a dead-pan thriller, and I liked it very … Read more