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Zadie Smith: “Now More than Ever”

July 16, 2018 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “Now More than Ever.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith Tags 2018 New Yorker Fiction 16 Comments

Zadie Smith: “The Lazy River”

December 11, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “The Lazy River.” Please come in and let us know your thoughts!

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith Tags 2017 New Yorker Fiction 21 Comments

Zadie Smith: Swing Time

August 9, 2017 by Lee Monks

Lee reviews Zadie Smith’s Swing Time, which was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

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Zadie Smith: “Crazy They Call Me”

May 25, 2017February 27, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “Crazy They Call Me,” a piece on and from the perspective of Billie Holiday. Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith Tags 2017 New Yorker Fiction 38 Comments

The New Yorker Summer Fiction Issue

June 10, 2015June 3, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

The 2015 summer fiction issue of The New Yorker is now available, featuring stories from Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer, Primo Levi, Jonathan Franzen, and Karen Russell. Read the full post.

Categories Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Safran Foer, Karen Russell, New Yorker Fiction, Primo Levi, Zadie Smith Tags Short Story 53 Comments

Zadie Smith: “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge”

February 4, 2014February 3, 2014 by Trevor Berrett

Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Zadie Smith’s “Moonlit Landscape with Bridge” was originally published in the February 10, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor I’ve always felt a bit out-of-step when it comes to Zadie Smith. I like her writing quite a lot, but what I’ve … Read more

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith 13 Comments

Zadie Smith: “Meet the President!”

August 5, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Zadie Smith’s “Meet the President!” was originally published in the August 12 & 19, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy Zadie Smith’s “Meet the President!” is fitted with one visual after another, as if trying to sell its movie rights: boy on … Read more

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith 11 Comments

Zadie Smith: “The Embassy of Cambodia”

February 5, 2013February 4, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Zadie Smith’s “The Embassy of Cambodia” was originally published in the February 11 & 18, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor I’ve seen on Twitter that this story is getting a lot of interest. This is good, because I’m going to need … Read more

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith 5 Comments

Zadie Smith: “Permission to Enter”

July 20, 2016July 23, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “Permission to Enter.” Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Zadie Smith Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments
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