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Antonya Nelson: “Literally”

August 15, 2016November 26, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Antonya Nelson’s “Literally.” Read the full post.

Categories Antonya Nelson, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Michel Laub: “Animals”

August 15, 2016November 20, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at Michel Laub’s “Animals,” published in Granta 121: The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Michel Laub Tags Portuguese Leave a comment

Granta 121 — The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists

August 4, 2016November 20, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The new Granta is all about Brazil! Read the full post.

Categories Granta Tags Portuguese Leave a comment

Alice Munro: “Train”

August 4, 2017November 20, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at “Train,” the eighth story in Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews 7 Comments

Mo Yan: “Bull”

August 15, 2016November 19, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Mo Yan’s “Bull,” translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt. Read the full post.

Categories Mo Yan, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 9 Comments

Alice Munro: “Pride”

August 4, 2017November 16, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at “Pride,” the sixth story in Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews 1 Comment

Andrey Platonov: Happy Moscow

August 4, 2016November 15, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Andrey Platonov’s posthumously published novel, Happy Moscow, translated from the Russian by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler. Read the full post.

Categories Andrey Platonov, Book Reviews Tags 1990s, 1991, NYRB Classics, Russian 10 Comments

2012 National Book Award Winners

August 4, 2016November 14, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The winners of the National Book Awards have been announced.

Categories News 2 Comments

Alice Munro: “To Reach Japan”

August 4, 2017November 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at “To Reach Japan,” the first story in Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews 9 Comments

Alice Munro: Dear Life

August 4, 2017November 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Alice Munro’s new collection of short stories, Dear Life, is out today. We’ll be reading and reviewing each one. This post introduces the book and contains links to each of the reviews.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags 2010s, 2012, Short Story 8 Comments
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