Another collection of Harper Lee’s writings arises
These pieces show the author trying her darndest to find her voice
Short stories
Tuesday
Tuesday
Martin Mull’s short stories bring levity to serious themes
One leaves these stories not depressed, but wanting to punch the air in solidarity with these ornery old dudes
Tuesday
The Life of Violet catches a side of Virginia Woolf that has been obscured
A new Woolf typescript is cause for celebration. Two cheers for Seshagiri. But this new edition is a weak casket
Thursday
The life and legacy of Mavis Gallant, an American in Paris
The author skewered the pretensions of would-be intellectual travelers
Monday
Stephen King’s You Like it Darker shows a master at his peak
You Like It Darker inevitably harks back to Carrie, King’s debut novel, published fifty years ago this spring
Monday
Mary Gaitskill and the body electric
Why do we find the dark side of sexuality so terrifying?
Wednesday
Mrs Badgery
A short story
Thursday
Too much American angst: the latest short stories
New collections by A.M. Homes, Joseph O’Neill, Christine Schutt, Margarita García Robayo and Gaito Gazdanov reviewed
Thursday
David Sedaris, the current king of humourists, is often not funny at all
Calypso is quite repetitive, especially when it comes to what is really its main concern: houses.
Thursday
American Histories, by John Edgar Wideman, reviewed
This new collection of John Edgar Wideman’s short stories comes across the pond as one of four handsomely packaged volumes from Canongate. Little known in this country, he towers large in his native States; a MacArthur Genius fellow, a PEN/Faulkner Award winner twice, winner of the Prix Femina Etranger last year, endorsed by Richard Ford … Read more
