In our afternoon reading: news from the PEN World Voices Festival, interviews with Jessica Hopper and B. Catling, a look inside Two Lines Press, and more.
In our Monday morning reading: a new article on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, new writing from Jamie Iredell, recommended reading from Ellen Willis, Warren Ellis on influential books, and more.
In our morning reading: new fiction from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a look at Broad City, an interview with Larry Wilmore, a look at novels where very little happens, and more.
A look at White Lung’s new album, a profile of Emily Gould, Brian Evenson discusses Samuel Beckett, an interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more.
For your weekend reading: a profile of Tavi Gevinson, Neil deGrasse Tyson on science fiction films, plastic bags in the works of Sam Lipsyte, Minutemen-themed comics, and more.
When I was in Portland earlier this month, I was told that I needed to read Justin Hocking’s memoir The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld. The recommendation came from Michael Heald, who knows a thing or two about good nonfiction; I was in the midst of talking about various anxieties and frustrations relative to life in New York, writing, and other things, and he suggested that Hocking’s memoir would be a useful thing to read. I’m tempted to say that he’s right. […]
The National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced, new audio from Scott McClanahan, talking with Mary Timony, Justin Taylor on Lydia Davis’s new collection, and more.
This afternoon: the most anticipated indie press titles of 2014, Manuel Gonzalez on his writing routine, Chelsea Wolfe and King Dude team up, Kate Zambreno on Dept. of Speculation, and more.