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John L’Heureux: “The Escape”

April 29, 2019

Last week John L’Heureux died at the age of 84. This week’s New Yorker story is his “The Escape.”

Alice Munro: “Rich as Stink”

April 26, 2019

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Rich as Stink,” from The Love of a Good Woman.

Elia Kazan: A Face in the Crowd

April 25, 2019

Elia Kazan’s 1957 A Face in the Crowd is a shockingly contemporary film. It has just been released on home video by The Criterion Collection, and here are my thoughts.

Sjón: CoDex 1962

April 24, 2019

Paul reviews Sjón’s CoDex 1962, translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. This novel was recently placed on this year’s Best Translated Book Award longlist.

Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me

April 23, 2019

Ian McEwan’s latest novel, Machines Like Me, is an alternative history of the 1980s. There’s a lot to recommend it, but in the end I don’t.

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