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Lore Segal: “Stories About Us”

September 30, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lore Segal’s “Stories About Us.”

Categories Lore Segal, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments

Madeline Miller: Circe

September 27, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

I finally read Madeline Miller’s 2018 novel, Circe

Categories Book Reviews, Madeline Miller Tags 2010s, 2018 1 Comment

Allegra Goodman: “Ambrose”

September 23, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Allegra Goodman’s “Ambrose.”

Categories Allegra Goodman, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

Dorothy B. Hughes: The Expendable Man

September 18, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The most recent book for #NYRBWomen24 was Dorothy B. Hughes’s 1963 crime novel, The Expendable Man

Categories Book Reviews, Dorothy B. Hughes Tags 1960s, 1963, NYRB Classics Leave a comment

Hugo Hamilton: “Autobahn”

September 16, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Hugo Hamilton’s “Autobahn.”

Categories Hugo Hamilton, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

Anthony Trollope: The Eustace Diamonds

September 12, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The Euastace Diamonds is the third book in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser series, which I’m making my way through this year.

Categories Anthony Trollope, Book Reviews Tags 1870s, 1873 2 Comments

Bryan Washington: “Last Coffeehouse on Travis”

September 9, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Bryan Washington’s “Last Coffeehouse on Travis.”

Categories Bryan Washington, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

George Eliot: Romola

September 6, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Knowing nothing about it beforehand, I finally read George Eliot’s fourth novel, Romola.

Categories Book Reviews, George Eliot Tags 1860s, 1863 2 Comments

Penelope Mortimer: The Pumpkin Eater

September 3, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

The latest book for #NYRBWomen24 was Penelope Mortimer’s 1962 novel, The Pumpkin Eater.

Categories Book Reviews, Penelope Mortimer Tags 1960s, 1962 Leave a comment

Sigrid Nunez: “Greensleeves”

September 2, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sigrid Nunez’s “Greensleeves.”

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Sigrid Nunez Tags 2024 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments
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