Imbolo Mbue: “The Case For and Against Love Potions”
This week’s New Yorker story is Imbolo Mbue’s “The Case For and Against Love Potions.”
Trevor Berrett
Kazuo Ishiguro: Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro’s eighth novel — and first since he wont the Nobel Prize in 2017 — is out. But I didn’t care for Klara and the Sun. Here are my thoughts.
2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
Today the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist was announced.
Djibril Diop Mambéty: Touki bouki
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a standalone home video edition of Djibril Diop Mambéty’s masterpiece, Touki bouki.
T. Coraghessan Boyle: “The Shape of a Teardrop”
This week’s The New Yorker fiction is “The Shape of a Teardrop,” by T. Coraghessan Boyle.
Joyce Chopra: Smooth Talk
This week The Criterion Collection released Joyce Chopra’s 1985 film Smooth Talk, an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.”
Jonathan Lethem: “The Crooked House”
This week’s New Yorker story is Jonathan Lethem’s “The Crooked House.”
Ramin Bahrani: Man Push Cart and Chop Shop
The Criterion Collection is releasing two films by Ramin Bahrani today: Man Push Cart and Chop Shop. They are each very much worth your attention.
Souvankham Thammavongsa: “Good-Looking”
This week’s New Yorker story is Souvankham Thammavongsa’s “Good-Looking.”