Claire Harman: Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart
Trevor reviews Claire Harman’s new biography Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart. Read the full post.
Book Reviews
Alice Munro: “Prue”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Prue,” from her collection The Moons of Jupiter.
John Williams: English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems
Trevor looks at NYRB Classics’ release of English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson, a collection of poems selected and introduced by John Williams, the author of Stoner. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Bardon Bus”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Bardon Bus,” from The Moons of Jupiter.
Muriel Spark: The Abbess of Crewe
Trevor reviews Muriel Spark’s 1974 novel The Abbess of Crewe. Read the full post.
Eleanor Perényi: More Was Lost
Trevor reviews Eleanor Perényi’s 1946 memoir More Was Lost, just released by NYRB Classics. Read the full post.
Aleksandar Tišma: The Book of Blam
Trevor reviews Aleksandar Tišma’s The Book of Blam, translated from the Serbo-Croatian by Michael Henry Heim, and just out this week from NYRB Classics. Read the full post.
Otfried Preussler: The Little Water Sprite
Trevor and his four-year-old son Calvin review Otfried Preussler’s The Little Water Sprite. Read the full post.
George Pelecanos: The Night Gardener
Chris reviews George Pelecanos’ 2006 Washington D.C. crime novel The Night Gardener. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Accident”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Accident,” from The Moons of Jupiter.