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Alice Munro: “Postcard”

March 26, 2013

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Postcard,” from Dance of the Happy Shades.

Sarah Braunstein: “Marjorie Lemke”

March 25, 2013

Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Sarah Braunstein’s “Marjorie Lemke” was originally published in the April 1, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor Marjorie Lemke, the titular character, is twenty years old and she feels like a loser. For me

Karen Russell: “Proving Up”

March 24, 2013

“Proving Up” is the fourth story in Karen Russell’s second short story collection, Vampires in the Lemon Grove. For an overview with links to reviews of the other stories in this collection, please click here. “Proving Up” was originally published in Zoetrope, Vol. 15, No. 3 as “The Hox River Window.” After not particularly liking the prior two

Alice Munro: “Boys and Girls”

March 22, 2013

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls,” from Dance of the Happy Shades.

Nancy Mitford: The Sun King

March 21, 2013

Trevor reviews Nancy Mitford’s 1966 biography of Louis XIV (and Versailles), The Sun King. Read the full post.

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