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Anne Enright: “Solstice”

March 6, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Anne Enright’s “Solstice.” Read the full post.

Anka Muhlstein: The Pen and the Brush

March 3, 2017

Trevor reviews Anka Muhlstein’s The Pen and the Brush: How Passion for Art Shaped Nineteenth-Century French Novels, translated from the French by Adriana Hunter. Read the full post.

Tim Shipman: All Out War

February 28, 2017

Chris reviews Tim Shipman’s All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class. Read the full post.

Zadie Smith: “Crazy They Call Me”

February 27, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Zadie Smith’s “Crazy They Call Me,” a piece on and from the perspective of Billie Holiday. Read the full post.

Lore Segal: “Ladies’ Lunch”

February 20, 2017

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lore Segal’s “Ladies’ Lunch.” Read the full post.

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