Ben Okri: “A Wrinkle in the Realm”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “A Wrinkle in the Realm,” by Ben Okri.
Trevor Berrett
Larisa Shepitko: The Ascent
Larisa Shepitko’s The Ascent is a film that is as beautiful as it is harrowing. The Criterion Collection released a stacked Blu-ray home video edition today, and I give it my strongest recommendation.
Three Films by Luis Buñuel
The Criterion Collection is starting 2021 with a magnificent release: Three Films by Luis Buñuel, a box set featuring Buñuel’s final three films: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), The Phantom of Liberty (1974), and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977).
William Maxwell: The Folded Leaf
In my quest to read all of William Maxwell’s novels, I hit a bit of a stumbling block with his 1945 novel The Folded Leaf.
Allegra Goodman: “A Challenge You Have Overcome”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Allegra Goodman’s “A Challenge You Have to Overcome.”
The Criterion Collection Announces April 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in April of 2021.
André Gide: Marshlands
André Gide’s 1895 Marshlands has just been published by NYRB Classics in a new translation from Damion Searls. It’s a fun burst of energy to start the new year!
A Supplementary List of Betterment: NYRB Classics Edition
As a supplement to my longer List of Betterment, here are ten NYRB Classics I intend to read in 2021.