In our morning reading: thoughts on Fernanda Melchor, an interview with Benjamin Percy, and more.
“The Wanting Was a Wilderness”: A Trail Guide For the Memoirist
From the moment Cheryl Strayed picks up her only remaining hiking boot, chucks it off the side of a ridge and continues her trek up the 2,653-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail, Strayed has any reader with a sense of adventure hooked into her best-selling memoir, Wild.
(Am I doing this whole book review thing right by first talking about a completely different book than the one I’m reviewing? Yes, in this case:)
Morning Bites: Paul Lisicky Interviewed, National Book Award Finalists, Greg Fox, Cheryl Strayed on Adaptations, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Paul Lisicky, remembrances of Tom Petty, and much more.
In Search of Whatever: On Rob Spillman’s “All Tomorrow’s Parties”
I’m not sure if Americans being reluctant to get out and see more of the country and world is strictly a post 9/11 thing, like we’re not safe here, but we’re way less safe anywhere else, or if it’s always been this way. All I know is that I don’t see that many great books about stepping out of your comfort zone and into the back of a car or hiking for miles. There are glimmering examples, memoirs that have […]
Afternoon Bites: Cheryl Strayed Interviewed, “Slaughterhouse 90210,” Mark Costello, The Year’s Best Labels, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Cheryl Strayed and Joe Hill, labels that did notable work in 2015, adapting Neil Gaiman short stories as comics, and more.
Weekend Bites: Cheryl Strayed Interviewed, Noy Holland, Unadapted Philip K. Dick, and More
In our weekend reading: an interview with Cheryl Strayed, a report from Book Riot Live, recommended science fiction novels, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Philip Glass’s Memoir, Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed Interviewed, New Adrian Van Young Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: a review of Philip Glass’s new book, interviews with Roxane Gay and Cheryl Strayed, new fiction from Adrian Van Young, and more.
Morning Bites: Teju Cole on Kieślowski, Cheryl Strayed, Chris Kraus Interviewed, William S. Burroughs’s Legacy, and More
In our morning reading: Teju Cole on the film Three Colors: Red, an interview with Chris Kraus, the best of Cheryl Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” columns, and more.