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Releases Episode 2

January 19, 2015

In this episode, Brian and Trevor discuss the NYRB Classics slate for the first half of 2015. Read the full post and listen to the podcast.

Isaac Bashevis Singer: “Inventions”

January 19, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Inventions,” by Isaac Bashevis Singer and translated from the Yiddish by Aliza Shevrin. The story was written in 1965 and translated to English in the late 1960s, but it’s only making its way to us now.

Alice Munro: “Winter Wind”

January 16, 2015

Trevor and Betsy explore Alice Munro’s “Winter Wind,” from Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

Gonçalo M. Tavares: Jerusalem

January 15, 2015

In her first review for The Mookse and the Gripes, Lori Feathers explores Gonçalo M. Tavares’ 2005 novel Jerusalem, part of his “Kingdom” series. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “The Spanish Lady”

January 14, 2015

Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “The Spanish Lady,” from Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

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