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Trevor Berrett is the editor of The Mookse and the Gripes

Anniversaries Readalong: May 6 – 12, 1968

May 4, 2020May 3, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 6 – 12, 1968.

Categories Anniversaries Readalong 1 Comment

Alice Munro: Runaway

May 15, 2024May 1, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Betsy and Trevor are going to move on to Alice Munro’s 2004 collection Runaway. Here is the post that will eventually contain all of the links!

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags 2000s, 2004, Short Story 4 Comments

Henri Bosco: Malicroix

May 1, 2020April 30, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Henri Bosco’s Malicroix, translated from the French by Joyce Zonana, is a beautiful, terrifying exploration of isolation and nature. It’s shot up to being one of my favorites!

Categories Book Reviews, Henri Bosco Tags 1940s, 1948, French, NYRB Classics Leave a comment

George Marshall: Destry Rides Again

April 28, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

The Criterion Collection recently released a home video edition of George Marshall’s 1939 western, Destry Rides Again, starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.

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Allan Gurganus: “The Wish for a Good Young Country Doctor”

May 9, 2020April 27, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Allan Gurganus’s “The Wish for a Good Country Doctor.”

Categories Allan Gurganus, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 6 Comments

Anniversaries Readalong: April 29 – May 5, 1968

April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering April 29 – May 5, 1968.

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Elizabeth Taylor: Palladian

April 23, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Elizabeth Taylor’s second book, Palladian, from 1946, shows she had a strong point of view and a genius ability to articulate it. Here are my thoughts on the novel.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Taylor Tags 1940s, 1946 2 Comments

James Whale: Show Boat

April 22, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Recently, The Criterion Collection released a home video edition of James Whale’s wonderful 1936 musical Show Boat.

Categories Film Reviews, James Whale Tags Criterion Collection 2 Comments

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum: “Bedtime Story”

April 20, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s “Bedtime Story.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Tags 2020 New Yorker Fiction 8 Comments

Anniversaries Readalong: April 22 – 28, 1968

April 20, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering April 22 – 28, 1968.

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