Rivka Galchen: “Usl at the Stadium”
This week’s New Yorker story is Rivka Galchen’s “Usl at the Stadium.” Read the full post.
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Alice Munro: “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Trevor and Betsy finish Alice Munro’s The Beggar Maid with a look at it’s final story, “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Thomas McGuane: “The Driver”
This week’s New Yorker story is Thomas McGuane’s “The Driver.” Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Spelling”
Trevor and Betsy return to West Hanratty and to Flo in Alice Munro’s “Spelling,” the penultimate story in The Beggar Maid.
Amos Oz: “My Curls Have Blown All the Way to China”
This week’s New Yorker story is Amos Oz’s “My Curls Have Blown All the Way to China,” translated from the Hebrew by Maggie Goldberg Bar-Tura. This is a nice prelude to Nobel season since Oz is in the conversation each year when folks are speculating about the new laureate. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Simon’s Luck”
Trevor and Betsy continue their exploration of the complete works of Alice Munro with “Simon’s Luck” from The Beggar Maid.
Joy Williams: “Chicken Hill”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Chicken Hill,” by veteran writer Joy Williams. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Providence”
Trevor and Betsy continue to look at Alice Munro’s The Beggar Maid, focusing this post on “Providence.”
Danielle McLaughlin: “In the Act of Falling”
This week’s New Yorker story is Danielle McLaughlin’s “In the Act of Falling.” Come join the discussion! Read the full post.