I’d like to begin this post by asking readers what they think of John Updike, as a novelist, as a critic, as a poet, and as a short story writer. That question is open even to those who haven’t read him. Perhaps it’s even better more of those readers answer, because I’d like perceptions of … Read more
Trevor reviews César Aira’s Shantytown, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s film, The Virgin Spring, a tale of innocence and revenge.
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Rivka Galchen’s “The Late Novels of Gene Hackman” was originally published in the December 9, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor While I read “The Late Novels of Gene Hackman,” I am going … Read more
Trevor and Betsy discuss Alice Munro’s “Princess Ida,” from Lives of Girls and Women.
Trevor reviews Luis Buñuel’s film, The Exterminating Angel. Read the full post.
David and Trevor are back with Eclipse Viewer 9: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.
I believe many of you have noticed that over the past week my site has been hit and miss. I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate that many of you have contacted me about your problems, expressing encouragement rather than ire. As I’ve suspected all along, the problem is my host and not my site. … Read more
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Romesh Gunesekera’s “Roadkill” was originally published in the December 2, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy Romesh Gunesekera, in both his story, “Roadkill,” and in his interview with Deborah Treisman, speaks of the effects of a long war, and of the … Read more
Last night, the National Book Award winners were announced: Fiction: The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride Nonfiction: The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer Poetry: Incarnadine, by Mary Szybist Young People’s Literature: The Thing About Luck, by Cynthia Kadohata Essentially, I know nothing about these titles. Any favorites?