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The Criterion Collection Announces February 2018 Releases

November 15, 2017

Today The Criterion Collection announced its February 2018, bringing some thrills and chills for the middle of winter!

Donna Deitch: Desert Hearts

November 15, 2017

Trevor reviews Donna Deitch’s landmark 1985 film, Desert Hearts.

David Gilbert: “The Sightseers”

November 13, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Gilbert’s “The Sightseers.”

Philip Roth: Why Write? Collected Nonfiction 1960 – 2013

November 7, 2017

The Library of America has released their latest (and last) volume of Philip Roth’s work, this time focusing on his nonfiction in Why Write? Collected Nonfiction 1960 – 2013. I’ve been a fan of Roth’s work since this site began, and this collection helped me realize that is okay.

Thomas McGuane: “Riddle”

November 6, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas McGuane’s “Riddle.”

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