In our afternoon reading: interviews with Mohsin Hamid and Constance Ann Fitzgerald, an excerpt from Colin Dickey’s new book, and more.
In 2017, A New Jac Jemc Novel With a Ghostly Cover
We’re tremendous admirers of the work of Jac Jemc, including her first novel My Only Wife and the collection A Different Bed Every Time. (We sponsored a New York event for the latter in 2014, in fact.) In 2013, we interviewed Jemc, and the topic of hauntings came up–deeply relevant now, given that next August will bring the release of her second novel, The Grip of It, from FSG Originals.
Morning Bites: Martin Sorrondeguy Interviewed, National Book Awards Finalists, Jami Attenberg and Maria Semple, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Martin Sorrondeguy, Jami Attenberg and Maria Semple in conversation, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Alexandra Kleeman and Lincoln Michel on Fiction, Laurie Penny Interviewed, Sarah Gerard, and More
In our afternoon reading: Alexandra Kleeman and Lincoln Michel talk fiction, new nonfiction from Sarah Gerard, an interview with Laurie Penny, and more.
Inertia, Inner Lives, and Musical Immersion in Boston: A Review of Louie Cronin’s “Everyone Loves You Back”
This one’s a gusher, so you might want to keep in mind, as you read, that I’m totally the target audience/demographic for Louie Cronin’s debut novel. Her book is set in Boston, where I lived for ten years. The locales and characters throughout Everyone Loves You Back are immediately recognizable, whether Cronin is referring to specific spots (like the pretentious restaurant with the thick wood door) or, alternately, dealing in archetypes (like Riff, the jazz gormandizer who walks around this […]
Morning Bites: Matt Bell Interviewed, Natalie Baszile, Maria Dahvana Headley Nonfiction, Paul Tremblay’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Matt Bell and Natalie Baszile, Quimby’s comes to NYC, and more.
Afternoon Bites: N. K. Jemisin, A “Searching For John Hughes” Excerpt, Laia Jufresa’s Latest, Marcy Dermansky, and More
In our afternoon reading: new fiction from N. K. Jemisin and Marcy Dermansky, the history of a Silver Jews album, and more.
Questioning Humanity Amidst Shifting Memories: A Review of Brian Evenson’s “The Warren”
I’m not entirely sure what a “writer’s writer” is, but every time I hear that term, Brian Evenson comes to mind. He seems to purposefully tackle every genre, usually a few of them at once, in order to prove that true talent is a malleable thing that can adapt to a multiplicity of forms. Regardless of what he does, it shines and puts to shame most authors only working in that genre. In The Warren, Evenson’s newest novella, the author […]