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Rivka Galchen: “How Can I Help?”

September 12, 2016

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rivka Galchen’s “How Can I Help?” Read the full post.

Paul Beatty: The Sellout

September 7, 2016

Chris reviews Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Chris isn’t having it. Read the full post.

Robert Coover: “Invasion of the Martians”

September 5, 2016

This week’s New Yorker story is Robert Coover’s “Invasion of the Martians.” Read the full post.

Looking Ahead to the 2017 Best Translated Book Award

September 1, 2016

The dates and judges for the 2017 Best Translated Book Award have been announced, something that affects me personally this year! Read the full post.

David Means: Hystopia

September 1, 2016

Lee reviews David Means’s Booker longlisted novel Hystopia. Read the full post.

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