Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Donald Antrim’s “The Emerald Light in the Air” was originally published in the February 3, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor I’m sorry that I didn’t get thoughts up sooner than now. Last week was a big week — we bought … Read more
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Robert Coover’s modern fairy tale, “The Frog Prince.” Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts. Read the full post.
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Akhil Sharma’s “A Mistake” was originally published in the January 20, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy “A Mistake,” by Akhil Sharma, is, according to the Page-Turner interview with Deborah Treisman, the fictional account of an event that really happened to … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Dinaw Mengestu’s “The Paper Revolution” was originally published in the January 13, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor The last (and only) thing I read by Mengestu was “An Honest Exit” (my thoughts … Read more
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Antonya Nelson’s “First Husband” was originally published in the January 6, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor On December 31, my host blacked out, so I didn’t have a chance to provide my response to this story before the holiday. Other … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Rebecca Curtis’s “The Christmas Miracle” was originally published in the December 23 & 30, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy “The Christmas Miracle,” by Rebecca Curtis, is not for the squeamish. She says … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Steven Millhauser’s “Coming Soon” was originally published in the December 16, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor I’m always in the mood for a new Millhauser, but this one didn’t quite do it for … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Rivka Galchen’s “The Late Novels of Gene Hackman” was originally published in the December 9, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor While I read “The Late Novels of Gene Hackman,” I am going … Read more
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Romesh Gunesekera’s “Roadkill” was originally published in the December 2, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy Romesh Gunesekera, in both his story, “Roadkill,” and in his interview with Deborah Treisman, speaks of the effects of a long war, and of the … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Lionel Shriver’s “Kilifi Creek” was originally published in the November 25, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy “Kilifi Creek,” by Lionel Shriver, is something of a dead-pan thriller, and I liked it very … Read more