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Alice Munro Friend of My Youth

Alice Munro: “Five Points”

September 8, 2017

Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “Five Points,” from her collection Friend of My Youth.

John Ashbery: Collected Poems 1991 – 2000

September 6, 2017

With John Ashbery’s passing on Sunday, at 90, The Library of America has moved up the publication date of their second volume of his poems, John Ashbery: Collected Poems 1991 – 2000. It’s filled to the brim with his unfettered language and his welcoming warmth.

September 2017: Books to Read

September 4, 2017

Things are picking up steam in the publishing industry, and some of the best books of the year are hitting shelves this month. Here are several I’m most excited by.

Allegra Goodman: “F.A.Q.s”

September 4, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Allegra Goodman’s “F.A.Q.s.”

Alice Munro Friend of My Youth

Alice Munro: “Friend of My Youth”

September 1, 2017

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Friend of My Youth,” the title story from her 1990 collection.

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