Anna Shapiro
Articles by Anna Shapiro
Re-Enacting a Past Life—With Money
Eugenie Dolberg
First-time novelist Tom McCarthy.
A man of 30, living in an unprosperous area of South London, receives a whopping settlement of &poun read more »
Curious Quasi-Memoir From a Superlative Writer
Derek Shapton
Alice Munro (b. 1931) is the author of 11 collections of stories and one novel.
The title of this odd, anomalous volume comes from an episode early on, in which a Scots ancestor of read more »
Curious Quasi-Memoir From a Superlative Writer
The title of this odd, anomalous volume comes from an episode early on, in which a Scots ancestor of read more »
Nora Ephron's Sublime Wit Trained on Loss and Regret
This is a book about age and regret. Since it’s by Nora Ephron, it’s funny. read more »
Nora Ephron’s Sublime Wit Trained on Loss and Regret
Elena Seibert
Nora Ephron (b. 1941), director, screenwriter, novelist and essayist.
This is a book about age and regret. Since it’s by Nora Ephron, it’s funny. read more »
Well-Tailored Piecework Stitches Up a 1911 Tragedy
Katharine Weber puts her stories together like piecework, like the work done by the two sisters in T read more »
Well-Tailored Piecework Stitches Up a 1911 Tragedy
Marion Ettlinger
Katharine Weber
Katharine Weber puts her stories together like piecework, like the work done by the two sisters in T read more »
Ozick's Ongoing Argument, A Dip in the Rollercoaster
This collection of 20 recent essays by Cynthia Ozick begins with a memorial appreciation of Susan So read more »
Ozick’s Ongoing Argument, A Dip in the Rollercoaster
Nancy Crampton
Cynthia Ozick, a vehement thinker.
This collection of 20 recent essays by Cynthia Ozick begins with a memorial appreciation of Susan So read more »
Whitehead Does Nomenclature- A Cool, Zero-Affect Satire
Colson Whitehead’s third novel could be called a black comedy, if not for the unfortunate pun: Thi read more »
Whitehead Does Nomenclature— A Cool, Zero-Affect Satire
Natasha Stovall
Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead’s third novel could be called a black comedy, if not for the unfortunate pun: read more »
Darwinian Confusions, And Other Lesser Crimes
This is a book that people will find cute and charming—or it’s a book they’ll find cloying and read more »
Darwinian Confusions, And Other Lesser Crimes
James C. Strouse
First-time novelist Galt Niederhoffer is also a movie producer, which may explain the glowing blurbs.
This is a book that people will find cute and charming—or it’s a book they’ll find read more »
Wavering Charmingly, Our Hero Meets His Match
The inability to make a decision turns out to be a rich comic subject.I think.
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Wavering Charmingly, Our Hero Meets His Match
Erin Kunkel
Benjamin Kunkel, founding editor of n+1 magazine and first-time novelist.
The inability to make a decision turns out to be a rich comic subject.
I think.
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Snappy, Pleasing Novel Content With It's Own Wit
Whatever Makes You Happy, by Lisa Grunwald. Random House, 238 pages, $23.95.
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