THE NEW YORKER , March 30, 2009.

This latest issue of my favourite magazine arrived in the post today and I have just managed to drag myself away from it.

Some real gems in here, an especially hilarious piece of short fiction from Woody Allen, Tails of Manhattan, and another funny piece by author of several humour titles David Sedaris, called Author Author in which he talks of the joys of author tours. Also a piece of fiction by poet Craig Raine and a long article by Anthony Lane on Samuel Beckett's life in letters. The New Yorker, always great value.