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Jean Stafford: “Children Are Bored on Sunday”

November 26, 2018 by Trevor Berrett

This week The New Yorker published two stories from their archive as part of their “Holliday Reading” issue. Here we have Jean Stafford’s “Children Are Bored on Sunday,” which was originally published in the February 21, 1948 issue of the magazine.

Categories Jean Stafford, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2018 New Yorker Fiction, Classic New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

John Updike: “Snowing in Greenwich Village”

November 26, 2018 by Trevor Berrett

This week The New Yorker published two stories from their archive as part of their “Holliday Reading” issue. Here we have John Updike’s “Snowing in Greenwich Village,” which was originally published in the January 21, 1956 issue of the magazine.

Categories John Updike, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2018 New Yorker Fiction, Classic New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

Vladimir Nabokov: “Colette”

June 17, 2016July 10, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks back at Vladimir Nabokov’s “Colette,” originally published in the July 31, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Vladimir Nabokov Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 1 Comment

Chris Adrian: “Every Night for a Thousand Years”

June 10, 2016June 12, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor visits Chris Adrian’s “Every Night for a Thousand Years,” first published in the October 6, 1997 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories Chris Adrian, New Yorker Fiction Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Jean Stafford: “Children Are Bored on Sunday”

November 26, 2018May 15, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at Jean Stafford’s “Children Are Bored on Sunday,” from the February 21, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories Jean Stafford, New Yorker Fiction Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

William Maxwell: “Two Old Tales About Men and Women”

June 9, 2016May 1, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at William Maxwell’s “Two Old Tales About Men and Women,” originally published in the June 21, 1958 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, William Maxwell Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Donald Barthelme: “Affection”

June 9, 2016April 17, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at Donald Barthelme’s “Affection,” first published in the November 7, 1983 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories Donald Barthelme, New Yorker Fiction Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Muriel Spark: The Driver’s Seat

June 9, 2016April 6, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Muriel Spark, New Yorker Fiction Tags 1970, 1970s, Classic New Yorker Fiction, New Directions 11 Comments

Patricia Hampl: “Look at a Teacup”

June 9, 2016April 3, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at Patricia Hampl’s “Look at a Teacup,” originally published in The New Yorker on June 28, 1976. Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Patricia Hampl Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

The Clock at the Biltmore — J. F. Powers: “Death of a Favorite”

June 9, 2016March 20, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at J.F. Powers’ story “Death of a Favorite,” from the July 1, 1950 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories J.F. Powers, New Yorker Fiction Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 6 Comments
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