In our afternoon reading: interviews with Brit Bennett, D. Foy, and Melissa Broder; thoughts on Helen Garner’s recent NYC appearance; and more.
“Zero”: An Excerpt From Meredith Alling’s “Sing the Song”
On November 18th, Future Tense Books will release the first collection of short stories from Meredith Alling, Sing the Song. Alling’s fiction has appeared in places like The Guardian, No Tokens, Spork, and Tin House. We’re pleased to present an excerpt from her collection today–namely, the story “Zero.”
Morning Bites: Kelly Luce, Dylan’s Nobel Prize, Brandon Stosuy Interviewed, Underrated Horror, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Kelly Luce and Brandon Stosuy, myriad thoughts on Bob Dylan, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Claudia Rankine, Marcy Dermansky Interviewed, Colin Dickey Nonfiction, Hardcore and Sports, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Claudia Rankine and Michael J. Seidlinger, Maria Sherman on hardcore’s relationship with sports, and much more.
The Roof
The Roof by Jill Gallagher A few weeks after my husband tells me he is in love with someone else, I throw a party in our apartment. The goal is to polish off his prized bourbon collection, the bottles arranged on the wooden trophy stand we’d bought at the farm where we got married sixteen months before. It is my friend Kim’s idea, my friend who shows up the day after my husband’s confession, who takes down the wedding photos […]
Morning Bites: Ted Chiang, Max Porter Interviewed, Sarah McCarry Fiction, John Darnielle, and More
In our morning reading: fiction from Ted Chiang and Sarah McCarry, writers share their rituals, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Marcy Dermansky, Anohni Interviewed, Rob Hart on Crime Fiction, Molly Brodak, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Marcy Dermansky’s new novel, Rob Hart recommends crime fiction, Emily Gould on a group of television shows, and more.
“A Dark Dream Pregnant With Horror”: A Review of “Albina and the Dog-Men”
Alejandro Jodorowsky is as good with words as he is with images. His psychomagical storytelling always translates into a surreal experience where folklore and mysticism crash into each other to create a new thing. In Albina and the Dog-Men, released earlier this year by Restless Books, the author/director/screenwriter/poet/musician/actor/etcetera creates a violent, hypersexual mythology to explore magic, beauty, desire, and the nature of relationships. The result is a maelstrom of fantastic visions, a celebration of language in its most bizarre forms, […]