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2666 Read-Along — Part 2: The Part about Amalfitano

October 3, 2014

Lee and Trevor (and many of you!) continue the 2666 read-along with this post on Part 2: The Part about Amalfitano. Please come on in and let us know your thoughts! Read the full post.

Antonio Skármeta: A Distant Father

October 2, 2014

Trevor reviews Il Postino author Antonio Skármeta’s 2010 novella, A Distant Father, translated from the Spanish by John Cullen and recently out from Other Press. Read the full post.

Edward Hirsch: Gabriel: A Poem

October 1, 2014

Trevor reviews Edward Hirsch’s Gabriel: A Poem, a long poem of grief for Hirsch’s son, who died in 2011. This book was recently longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry. Read the full post.

Kevin Canty: “Story, With Bird”

September 29, 2014

This week’s story from The New Yorker is Kevin Canty’s “Story, With Bird.” Read the full post.

Jane Gardam: “The Sidmouth Letters”

September 26, 2014

Lee reviews Jane Gardam’s “The Sidmouth Letters,” a “thank you” to a literary hero. Read the full post

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