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Trevor Berrett is the editor of The Mookse and the Gripes

Pamela Frankau: A Wreath for the Enemy

May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Pamela Frankau’s 1954 novel, A Wreath for the Enemy, is a wonderfully circular act of atonement through literature.

Categories Book Reviews, Pamela Frankau Tags 1950s, 1954 1 Comment

Fiona McFarlane: “Demolition”

May 18, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Fiona McFarlane’s “Demolition.”

Categories Fiona McFarlane, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments

Anniversaries Readalong: May 20 – 26, 1968

May 25, 2020May 17, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 20 – 26, 1968.

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The Criterion Collection Announces August 2020 Releases

May 15, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in August of 2020.

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2020 Best Translated Book Award Finalists

May 12, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Yesterday the 2020 Best Translated Book Award finalists were announced! Here are the 10 books!

Categories News 1 Comment

Criterion Announces Agnès Varda Box Set

May 11, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

The Criterion Collection has announced The Complete Films of Agnès Varda, to be released on August 11!

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Jonathan Lethem: “The Afterlife”

May 11, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “The Afterlife,” by Jonathan Lethem.

Categories Jonathan Lethem, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 9 Comments

Anniversaries Readalong: May 13 – 19, 1968

May 10, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 13 – 19, 1968.

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Weekend Thoughts

May 10, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Here are some weekend thoughts! I didn’t know I’d manage any thoughts these days, but behold! Now, are they of any interest? That’s another question.

Categories Weekend Thoughts 1 Comment

Katherine Dunn: “The Resident Poet”

May 4, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is a new story from Katherine Dunn! “The Resident Poet” is going to be part of a collection coming in 2022, but we get a chance to see it now!

Categories Katherine Dunn, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 18 Comments
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