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Andrés Neuman: The Things We Don’t Do

January 13, 2016 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Andrés Neuman’s collection of short stories, The Things We Don’t Do, translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia. Read the full post.

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Ludmilla Petrushevskaya: “The Story of a Painter”

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s “The Story of a Painter,” translated from the Russian by Anna Summers. Read the full post and join the conversation.

Categories Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, New Yorker Fiction Tags Short Story 9 Comments

Dana Spiotta: “Jelly and Jack”

December 7, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Dana Spiotta’s “Jelly and Jack,” an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Innocents and Others. Read the full post and join the conversation.

Categories Dana Spiotta, New Yorker Fiction Tags Short Story 9 Comments

Alice Munro: “Dulse”

August 3, 2017December 3, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy look at “Dulse,” from Alice Munro’s The Moons of Jupiter.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags Short Story 6 Comments

Martin Amis: “Oktober”

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Martin Amis’s “Oktober.” Read the full post and join the conversation.

Categories Martin Amis, New Yorker Fiction Tags Short Story 7 Comments

Jane Gardam: “The Pig Boy”

November 12, 2015 by Lee Monks

Lee continues to look at The Stories of Jane Gardam with “The Pig Boy.” Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jane Gardam Tags Short Story 2 Comments

Mark Haddon: “The Weir”

November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “The Weir,” by Mark Haddon. Read the full post and join in the conversation.

Categories Mark Haddon, New Yorker Fiction Tags Short Story 8 Comments

Alice Munro: “Chaddeleys and Flemings II: The Stone in the Field”

August 3, 2017October 30, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy look at “Chaddeleys and Flemings II: The Stone in the Field,” from Alice Munro’s The Moons of Jupiter.

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags Short Story 7 Comments

Alice Munro: “Chaddeleys and Flemings I: Connection”

August 3, 2017October 23, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor and Betsy begin their trek through Alice Munro’s fifth book, The Moons of Jupiter, with its first story, “Chaddeleys and Flemings I: Connection.”

Categories Alice Munro, Book Reviews Tags Short Story 3 Comments

Ben Marcus: “Cold Little Bird”

October 12, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ben Marcus’s “Cold Little Bird.” Read the post and join the conversation.

Categories Ben Marcus, New Yorker Fiction Tags Short Story 48 Comments
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