In our morning reading: an interview with Scott McClanahan, a new issue of On the Seawall, and more.
Morning Bites: Scott McClanahan Interviewed, A.V. Marraccini’s Epigrams, Proust vs Chatbots, and More
Afternoon Bites: Sarah Gerard’s Latest, Charles Burns Interviewed, Chris Corsano’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Sarah Gerard’s new book, an interview with Charles Burns, and more.
Weekend Bites: Joy Williams’s Latest, Jeff Jackson Interviewed, Kimberly King Parsons’s Playlist, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on books by Joy Williams and Kevin Barry, literal beach reads, and more.
Notes on a Night at Quinn’s, Late February: Featuring Joe McPhee, Michael Bisio, Chris Corsano, Steve Swell
No More Beatlemania, Once Was Enough!
It’s Time for Joe McPhee, Michael Bisio, Chris Corsano & Steve Swell Mania!
The entrance to Quinn’s is crowded. I start looking for familiar faces, but then I find myself doing math, calculating fractions, rounding, converting to percentages. Who else is masking? How do the numbers compare to my classroom? To the grocery store?
For the first time in two years, I’m at Quinn’s to see live music, and it’s weird. Beyond the obvious emerging-from-a-pandemic reasons, Quinn’s is for sale, which kicks things in a different direction, makes me wonder how much longer this scene is going to last. Then again, I’ve had similar thoughts since I first came to Quinn’s. That’s part of what motivated me to write a book about the place—I didn’t think it could keep going.
Afternoon Bites: Michelle Zauner Nonfiction, Beth Nguyen on Names, Revisiting Bruce Springsteen, and More
In our afternoon reading: essays by Michelle Zauner and Beth Nguyen, revisiting a Bruce Springsteen tour, and more.