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Alberto Moravia: Agostino

July 3, 2014

Trevor reviews Alberto Moravia’s 1945 novella, Agostino, which comes out next week from NYRB Classics. Read the full post.

Richard Lester: A Hard Day’s Night

July 1, 2014

Almost exactly fifty years ago, on July 6, 1964, The Beatles made their big screen debut with Richard Lester’s A Hard Day’s Night. Last week The Criterion Collection released a remastered dual-format edition of this revolutionary film. Trevor reviews the film and discusses the new Criterion edition. Read the full post.

Allegra Goodman: “Apple Cake”

June 30, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Allegra Goodman’s “Apple Cake.” Read the full post.

Jane Gardam: “Lunch with Ruth Sykes”

June 26, 2014

Lee reviews “Lunch with Ruth Sykes,” the second story in The Stories of Jane Gardam. Read the full post.

James Joyce: “The Sisters”

June 25, 2014

Trevor begins his trek through James Joyce’s Dubliners, which turned 100 this month, with the first story, “The Sisters.” Read the full post.

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