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Alice Munro: “Nettles”

August 2, 2019

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Nettles,” from Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.

The Mookse and Gripes Readlong: Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries

August 1, 2019

Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries begins on August 21, 1967. I’ll be hosting a readalong starting August 21, 2019. Please come inside and see what’s going on!

Max Porter: Lanny

July 30, 2019

Max Porter’s Lanny was recently longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize. Here is Paul’s review.

Elizabeth Strout: “Motherless Child”

July 29, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is Elizabeth Strout’s “Motherless Child,” a return to the world of Olive Kitteridge.

Sergei Bondarchuk: War and Peace

July 26, 2019

Sergei Bondarchuk’s seven-hour adaptation of War and Peace was recently released by The Criterion Collection. It is a masterpiece, a phantasmagoria of philosophy and drama.

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