Category: New Yorker 2011

July 19, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Matinée" by Robert Coover

> July 25, 2011: “Matinée” by Robert Coover This story seems typical of Robert Coover. I loved his story “Going for a Beer” from…
July 5, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Aphrodisiac" by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

> July 11 & 18, 2011: “Aphrodisiac” by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala This story is okay. Nothing to write home about, so to speak. It…
June 28, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Homage to Hemingway" by Julian Barnes

> July 4, 2011: “Homage to Hemingway” by Julian Barnes This story needs more attention than I’m going to be able to give it…
June 20, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Gravel" by Alice Munro

> June 27, 2011: “Gravel” by Alice Munro But what happened to Blitzee? As I was reading this wonderful Alice Munro story (available for…
June 11, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Above and Below" by Lauren Groff

> June 13 & 20, 2011: “Above and Below” by Lauren Groff The last of the three stories in the Summer Fiction issue is…
June 11, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Asleep in the Lord" by Jeffrey Eugenides

> June 13 & 20, 2011: “Asleep in the Lord” by Jeffrey Eugenides This is the second of three pieces of fiction in the…
June 10, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Home" by George Saunders

> June 13 & 20, 2011: “Home” by George Saunders The summer fiction issue is pretty excellent. All three stories are terrific, and there…
June 3, 2011

>The New Yorker: "Clever Girl" by Tessa Hadley

> June 6: “Clever Girl” by Tessa Hadley I may be forgetting someone, but it seems to me that TNY has published more stories…
May 24, 2011

>Short Story Month 2011: The New Yorker — Kate Walbert (#ssm2011)

> May, 30, 2011: “M&M World” by Kate Walbert The good news is that this story is available for free. No pay wall. The…
May 17, 2011

>Short Story Month 2011: The New Yorker — Ron Rash (#ssm2011)

> May 23, 2011: “The Trusty” by Ron Rash On the downside, you can’t read this new story by Ron Rash online unless you…