Category: New Yorker 2011

December 13, 2011

>The New Yorker Story of the Year: The Top Ten

> The nominations are closed and it is now time to begin the voting for The New Yorker Story of the Year. Voting will…
December 13, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Stone Mattress" by Margaret Atwood

> December 19 & 26, 2011: “Stone Mattress” by Margaret Atwood The New Yorker’s Holiday Present to you—a story (and quite a good one,…
December 6, 2011

>The New Yorker: "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank" by Nathan Englander

> December 12, 2011: “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” by Nathan Englander I enjoyed this story more than any…
December 4, 2011

>New Yorker Story of the Year — Nominations are Open!

> Since I began commenting each week on the fiction in the New Yorker, at year’s end I have come up with a “Story…
November 30, 2011

>The New Yorker: "The Musical Brain" by César Aira

> December 5, 2011: “The Musical Brain” by César Aira Chris Andrews, translator The story begins normally—a family is out to dinner at a…
November 21, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Leaving Maverly" by Alice Munro

> November 28, 2011: “Leaving Maverly” by Alice Munro Maybe I’m just not in the mood for a Munro story, but this one leaves…
November 15, 2011

>The New Yorker: "The Climber Room" by Sam Lipsyte

> November 21, 2011: “The Climber Room” by Sam Lipsyte This is the third Lipsyte story in The New Yorker in the last 13…
November 10, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Miracle Polish" by Steven Millhauser

> November 14, 2011: “Miracle Polish” by Steven Millhauser The good news is that this week’s story is available for free online. And it’s…
October 18, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Sun City" by Caitlin Horrocks

> October 24, 2011: “Sun City” by Caitlin Horrocks I think I liked this story more after I read the brief Q&A with Caitlin…
October 11, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Exorcism" by Eugene O’Neill

> October 17, 2011: “Exorcism” by Eugene O’Neill Eugene O’Neill is spinning in his grave, although it’s fun for us to have this “new”…