Discussion on Harold Brodkey’s short story Spring Fugue
Jeffrey Eugenides reads Harold Brodkey’s short story Spring Fugue and discusses it with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Listen to the mp3 on the player above.
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The New Yorker: Awake
by Tobias Wolff
I was highly impressed with Awake by Tobias Wolff all the way through the read. It catches you initially by reminding you of the days when you too had to struggle through the Odyssey. The fumbling while reading through chapters and the flash when the light bulb finally goes [...]

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Mississippi Review: Ski-Doo
by Pia Z. Ehrhardt
Pia Z. Ehrhardt’s short story Ski-Doo leaves much to be desired. How often does a father marry and bear children with his daughter’s best friend and no one has a problem with that?
Don’t get me wrong the story is interesting mid-way through, but from the beginning it seems a bit [...]

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The New Yorker: The Dinner Party
by Joshua Ferris
“I can predict everything that will happen from the moment they arrive to the little kiss on the cheek goodbye and I just can’t goddam do it.”
We’ve all been here before. The Dinner Party by Joshua Ferris summarizes these awkward and well, boring moments we all endure for [...]

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