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Alice Munro: “The Found Boat”

August 27, 2014

Trevor and Betsy discuss “The Found Boat,” from Alice Munro’s short story collection Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

Joshua Ferris: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

August 26, 2014

Lee reviews Joshua Ferris’s To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, which is on this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist. Read the full post.

Joseph O’Neill: “The Referees”

August 25, 2014

This week’s story from The New Yorker is Joseph O’Neill’s “The Referees.” Read the full post.

Episode 13: Olivia Manning’s Fortunes of War

August 24, 2014

Trevor and Brian are joined by Nick During to discuss Olivia Manning’s series of novels, The Fortunes of War, comprised of The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy. Read the full post and listen to the podcast.

Read-along: Roberto Bolaño’s 2666

August 22, 2014

Trevor and Lee are hosting a readalong of Roberto Bolaño’s 2666, a book they’ve both read and have not been able to shake. Not that this will help. Read the full post and learn about the readalong.

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