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Greg Jackson: “Poetry”

April 22, 2019

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Greg Jackson’s “Poetry.”

Weekend Thoughts

April 20, 2019

I hope you are all in the middle of a lovely weekend. Here are some bookish thoughts.

Alice Munro: “The Children Stay”

April 19, 2019

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

William Trevor: “Making Conversation”

April 18, 2019

William Trevor’s “Making Conversation,” from Last Stories, seems like a straightforward, if strange, episode where a woman is confronted by someone who accuses her of having an affair with her husband. She is not, but it’s not that simple. Indeed, the story goes into some dark, painful territory.

Anne Serre: The Governesses

April 17, 2019

Paul reviews Anne Serre’s 1992 novel The Governesses, which was recently put on the longlist for the Best Translated Book Award.

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