2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Today the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist was announced.
Natalia Ginzburg: Family and Borghesia
Last month NYRB Classics released Natalia Ginzburg’s novellas Family and Borghesia in one lovely edition. It’s my year of reading Ginzburg!
2021 International Booker Prize Shortlist
This morning, the shortlist for the 2021 International Booker Prize was announced. The winner will be announced on June 2, 2021.
Frank Borzage: History Is Made at Night
Frank Borzage’s History Is Made at Night is a narrative tangle that nevertheless manages to be a lot of fun. The recent Criterion Collection edition is a fantastic way to discover and explore the film.
Roberto Bolaño: Cowboy Graves
It’s not just a curiosity! Here are my thoughts on Roberto Bolaño’s Cowboy Graves, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer.
Margaret Atwood: “Old Babes in the Wood”
This week’s New Yorker story is “Old Babes in the Wood,” by Margaret Atwood.
The Criterion Collection Announces July 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in July of 2021.
Cynthia Ozick: Antiquities
Cynthia Ozick’s Antiquities is out today! It’s a wonderful little book about the large past and the short future.
Jonas Eika: “Alvin”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Alvin,” by Jonas Eika, translated from the Danish by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg.