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Jonathan Lethem: “The Starlet Apartments”

February 26, 2019February 25, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Jonathan Lethem’s “The Starlet Apartments.”

Categories Jonathan Lethem, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2019 New Yorker Fiction 10 Comments

The Criterion Collection Announces May 2019 Releases

June 19, 2019February 15, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

The Criterion Collection has announced its May 2019 releases.

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John Williams: Nothing But the Night

February 12, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

John Williams’ debut novel, Nothing But the Night, has finally come home! NYRB Classics published their edition today, completing their collection of all four of Williams’ novels. It’s a fine work from a young man filled with promise.

Categories Book Reviews, John Williams Tags 1940s, 1948 3 Comments

Leïla Slimani: “The Confession”

February 11, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Leïla Slimani’s “The Confession,” translated from the French by Sam Taylor.

Categories Leïla Slimani, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2019 New Yorker Fiction, French 11 Comments

Alice Munro: The Love of a Good Woman

May 23, 2019February 7, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy will be venturing into the stories of Alice Munro’s ninth collection, from 1998, The Love of a Good Woman.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags 1990s, 1998, Short Story 4 Comments

T. Coraghessan Boyle: “Asleep at the Wheel”

February 6, 2019February 4, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is T. Coraghessan Boyle’s “Asleep at the Wheel.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, T. Coraghessan Boyle Tags 2019 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Alice Munro: “Vandals”

February 1, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy take a look at “Vandals,” the final story in Alice Munro’s Open Secrets.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews 61 Comments

Stephen King: The Outsider

January 31, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

It’s been nearly a quarter century since I read anything by Stephen King. I tried his most recent, The Outsider, to see if he and I could come back together.

Categories Book Reviews, Stephen King Tags 2010s, 2018 Leave a comment

2019 ALA Prizes Announced

January 29, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

The 2019 ALA Awards have been announced.

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Emma Cline: “What Can You Do with a General”

January 28, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Emma Cline’s”What Can You Do with a General.”

Categories Emma Cline, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2019 New Yorker Fiction 19 Comments
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