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About: john.mcmurtrie

Posts by john.mcmurtrie:

  • His Way: ‘Bartleby & Me,’ by Gay Talese Posted on November 2, 2023 (November 3, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Blood will out: ‘Not Forever, But for Now,’ by Chuck Palahniuk Posted on October 24, 2023 (October 24, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Out of the past: ‘The Postcard,’ by Anne Berest Posted on October 13, 2023 (October 13, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Any Orange Is Orange Posted on October 2, 2023 (April 26, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Fiction&Studio
  • Eye on AI: A Q&A with Nina Schuyler Posted on September 21, 2023 (September 21, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Interviews
  • All too human: ‘After the Funeral,’ by Tessa Hadley Posted on September 19, 2023 (September 19, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • The malleability of memory: A conversation with Mary Otis Posted on September 11, 2023 (September 12, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Interviews
  • THE AESTHETICS OF INSCRUTABILITY: ON ‘CY TWOMBLY: INSCRIPTIONS’ Posted on September 7, 2023 (December 11, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Essays&Studio
  • Giant Dipper Chronic / To See It Posted on August 31, 2023 (April 26, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Poetry
  • New York stories: ‘Witness’ by Jamel Brinkley Posted on August 29, 2023 (August 29, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • Crisis mode: ‘Emergency’ by Kathleen Alcott Posted on August 22, 2023 (August 22, 2023) by John McMurtrie in Book Reviews
  • No Heroes: On Cormac McCarthy, 1933-2023 Posted on August 17, 2023 (February 22, 2024) by John McMurtrie in Essays
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