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John Cheever: “Christmas Is a Sad Season for the Poor”

August 21, 2014

Michael continues his trek through The Stories of John Cheever with “Christmas Is a Sad Season for the Poor, first published in the December 24, 1949 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Karen Joy Fowler: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

August 19, 2014

Lee reviews Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. Read the full post.

Tessa Hadley: “One Saturday Morning”

August 18, 2014

This week’s story from The New Yorker is Tessa Hadley’s “One Saturday Morning.” Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “Tell Me Yes or No”

August 15, 2014

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Tell Me Yes or No,” from her collection There’s Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.

Marc Pastor: Barcelona Shadows

August 14, 2014

P.T. Smith reviews Marc Pastor’s crime novel, Barcelona Shadows, translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem. Read the full post.

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