Stephen King: “A Death”
This week’s New Yorker story is Stephen King’s “A Death.” Read the full post.
Short Story
Alice Munro: “Royal Beatings”
Trevor and Betsy begin Alice Munro’s The Beggar Maid with the first piece, “Royal Beatings.”
Haruki Murakami: “Kino”
This week’s New Yorker story is Haruki Murakami’s “Kino,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Read the full post.
Amelia Gray: “Labyrinth”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Amelia Gray’s “Labyrinth.” Read the full post.
Toni Morrison: “Sweetness”
This week The New Yorker disappoints Trevor by publishing an excerpt from a forthcoming novel rather than a genuine short story. That it is from Toni Morrison does little to sweeten the deal. He shares his thoughts on Morrison’s “Sweetness.” Read the full post.
Jane Gardam: “A Spot of Gothic”
Lee looks at Jane Gardam’s “A Spot of Gothic,” from The Stories of Jane Gardam. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “The Ottawa Valley”
Trevor and Betsy finish Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You by exploring Alice Munro’s brilliant “The Ottawa Valley.”
Silvina Ocampo: Thus Were Their Faces
Trevor looks at the treasures in Silvina Ocampo’s Thus Were Their Faces, a comprehensive collection of her short stories out today from NYRB Classics. Read the full post.
Elizabeth Harrower: “Alice”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Alice,” by Elizabeth Harrower. Harrower, now in her late 80s, stopped writing fiction approximately 45 years ago, around the same time that she pulled her final book from publication. This story was written sometime back when she was actively writing, but it’s only making its way to us now (fantastic to say that about a piece of New Yorker fiction two weeks in a row!). Read the full post
Alice Munro: “Memorial”
Trevor and Betsy explore Alice Munro’s “Memorial,” from her collection Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.