Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Thomas McGuane’s “Stars” was originally published in the June 24, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. I have read this already, but as I’m on holiday I’m not sure when I’ll be able to post my thoughts. Soon … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Cormac McCarthy’s “Scenes of the Crime” was originally published in the June 10 & 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Cormac McCarthy’s “Scenes of the Crime” is included in this fiction issue and isn’t … Read more
At the end of December 2012, The Library of America published Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories. Michael Dirda, in a review he wrote for The Times Literary Supplement (here), called Anderson “the John the Baptist who prepared the way for (and influenced) writers as different as Ernest Hemingway, Eudora Welty and Ray Bradbury.” The Library of … Read more
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Sherman Alexie’s “Happy Trails” was originally published in the June 10 & 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor I haven’t read a lot of Sherman Alexie, but I have enjoyed the bits … Read more
Trevor reviews Russell Hoban’s 1975 novel on loneliness and hope, Turtle Diary. Read the full post
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Ed Park’s “Slide to Unlock” was originally published in the June 10 & 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. I know little about Ed Park. I believe the first thing I read … Read more
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Brotherly Love” was originally published in the June 10 & 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy “Brotherly Love” takes place in India more than 40 years ago. Two brothers, so close they are practically twins, grow up in … Read more
From early Twitter reports, they’ve just announced the winner of this year’s International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: City of Bohane, by Kevin Barry The paperback edition of this came out just Tuesday here in th United States. I looked for it at a local bookstore yesterday but didn’t see it yet. I’ve enjoyed Barry’s short … Read more
This is my first encounter with Marie NDiaye, who was recently a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, and who has received quite a bit of acclaim in the English-speaking world for her novel Three Strong Women, which won the Prix Goncourt. NDiaye has written a lot more, though, so with open arms we welcome … Read more
They’ve just announced the winner of this year’s Women’s Prize for Literature: May We Be Forgiven, by A.M. Homes I don’t know Homes’ work well, but from what I hear I need to, so I’m excited that she’s being recognized today. Please comment below or tweet me your thoughts on A.M. Homes, May We Be … Read more