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Alice Munro: “An Ounce of Cure”

August 4, 2017March 12, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy discuss “An Ounce of Cure,” from Alice Munro’s first story collection, Dance of the Happy Shades.

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Alice Munro: “The Office”

August 4, 2017March 7, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “The Office,” from Munro’s first story collection Dance of the Happy Shades.

Categories Alice Munro Tags Short Story 3 Comments

Alice Munro: “Thanks for the Ride”

August 4, 2017February 20, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy discuss “Thanks for the Ride,” the third story in Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades.

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Alice Munro: “Images”

August 4, 2017February 13, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy explore Alice Munro’s “Images,” from her first collection Dance of the Happy Shades.

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Alice Munro: “The Shining Houses”

August 4, 2017February 7, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor continues Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades with the second story, “The Shining Houses.”

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Alice Munro: “Walker Brothers Cowboy”

August 4, 2017February 1, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor begins his journey through Alice Munro’s first collection of short stories, Dance of the Happy Shades, with “Walker Brothers Cowboy.”

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Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky: Memories of the Future

February 22, 2018January 22, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s posthumously published collection of short stories, Memories of the Future, translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull.

Categories Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky Tags Russian, Russian Revolution, Short Story 4 Comments

William Maxwell: “The Lily-White Boys”

August 18, 2016December 25, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week, The Library of America is featuring William Maxwell’s “The Lily-White Boys,” set at a Christmas party. Read the full post.

Categories William Maxwell Tags Short Story 2 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

Russell Wangersky: Whirl Away

August 1, 2016October 26, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Russell Wangersky’s Whirl Away. Read the full post.

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