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Haruki Murakami: “Kaho”

July 1, 2024

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The second of the four stories is Haruki Murakami’s “Kaho,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.

E.L. Doctorow: “The Drummer Boy on Independence Day”

July 1, 2024

It’s the annual New Yorker fiction issue! The first of the four stories is E.L. Doctorow’s “The Drummer Boy on Independence Day.”

Alice Munro: “The Ticket”

June 28, 2024

Betsy continues her trek through Alice Munro’s work by looking at “The Ticket,” from The View from Castle Rock.

Sandra Cisneros: The House on Mango Street

June 25, 2024

For a recent library book club I finally read Sandra Cisneros’s 1984 novel The House on Mango Street.

Tessa Hadley: “Vincent’s Party”

June 24, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Vincent’s Party,” by Tessa Hadley.

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