The three finalists for the Story Prize were announced today (click here to see their release). The winner will be announced on March 13. Stay Awake, by Dan Chaon This Is How You Lose Her, by Junot Díaz Battleborn, by Claire Vaye Watkins
Today the National Book Critics Circle announced its finalists for the 2012 publishing year (click here for their release). The winners will be announced on February 28: Fiction HHhH, by Laurent Binet, tr. from the French by Sam Taylor Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson Magnificence,
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Tessa Hadley’s “Experience” was originally published in the January 21, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor Though not nearly as high as the excitement I felt last week when we got a new story from William Trevor, I do get excited every
It’s always exciting to see what NYRB Classics has coming out. In this episode we look at what they’ll be releasing from January to June 2013. Which three did Brian put a frowny face next too? What are our most anticipated releases? Please let us know if you’ve read any of these and how you
Though not officially state policy until 1932, socialist realism had been the unofficial type of art in Russia since the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks sought to put art into the service of the state. Art had to be easily understood and should convey a positive message about the Soviet Union and the
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