Claudia Weill: Girlfriends
Claudia Weill’s 1978 film, Girlfriends, was recently released on home video by The Criterion Collection. I strongly recommend it!
Trevor Berrett
2020 Booker Prize Winner
The winner of the 2020 Booker Prize has been announced . . . and I am thrilled with the result!
Salman Rushdie: “The Old Man in the Piazza”
This week’s story is Salman Rushdie’s “The Old Man in the Piazza.”
The Criterion Collection Announces February 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in February of 2021.
Rebecca Curtis: “Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit”
This week’s New Yorker story is “Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit,” by Rebecca Curtis.
Don DeLillo: The Silence
Don DeLillo’s latest novella The Silence is brilliant but dull . . . not that I think DeLillo cares. It’s worth a look for sure.
Curtis Sittenfeld: “A for Alone”
This week’s New Yorker story is, fittingly, from Curtis Sittenfeld. “A for Alone” is a political story inspired by Mike Pence.
Stephen Frears: The Hit
Stephen Frears’s 1984 crime film The Hit makes its way onto Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection this week. It’s a great vehicle for its two stars, Terence Stamp and John Hurt, and a film that surprised me again and again.
Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Marilynne Robinson continues to expand the universe of Gilead, Iowa, with her fourth book in the series, Jack. I find these books to be healing and beautiful, and Jack is one of the best among them.