In our afternoon reading: an interview with Laurie Penny, hanging out with Iggy Pop in Miami, a look at the career of Chris Rock, Zachary Lipez on the Sour Patch House, and much more.
In our morning reading: interviews with Marlon James, Katie Gately, and Justin Taylor; thoughts on the writings of Ottessa Moshfegh; Liz Harris revisits her discography; and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Will Chancellor, thoughts on Jac Jemc’s new collection, a fantastic essay from Cord Jefferson, new music from Jon DeRosa, and more.
As the year turns the corner into November, the array of fantastic, challenging books available to read continues. Our picks for our most highly-anticipated books for the month include investigations of the art world and irreverent takes on literature; a novel of grief and the open road and a novel of families falling apart; the return of one of America’s greatest living authors and a collection of some of the best essays written in the last few decades. Alternately: it’s a particularly […]
In our morning reading: an interview with Mary Timony, a fundraiser for Sarah Gerard’s book tour, new fiction from Shelly Oria, Lindsay Hunter on her new novel, and more.
New writing from Rebecca Solnit, Justin Taylor talks William T. Vollmann, listening to Bedhead’s discography, tour stories from Mike Kinsella, and much more.
Ask anyone to name the most literary city in Washington State, and nine times out of ten they’ll choose Seattle, an emerald city sparkling with renown bookstores (Elliott Bay, Third Place Books), coffee shops (Caffe Vita, Vivace), and a literary center that draws famous writers from around the country for popular reading series (Richard Hugo House). The tenth person will likely choose one of the West Side’s small literary havens like Port Townsend, home to poetry publisher Copper Canyon Press […]
Thoughts on the new album from Scott Walker and Sunn0))), checking in with Perfume Genius, an interview with John Dermot Woods, new writing from Antonia Crane, an excerpt from Pen & Ink, and more.