In this episode we hang out with Courtney Maum, author of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, Celebrity Book Review columnist for Electric Literature, and all-around lady of letters. We talk about the long and tough road to getting a book published, how to immerse oneself into a literary scene, how to keep laughing, and what it’s like to live in three places at one time. There is a lot of good advice for everyone in this […]
The surreal side of science fiction, an excerpt from Amanda Petrusich’s look at record collectors, interviews with Courtney Maum and Kyle Minor, and more.
Thoughts on the new edition of Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl, an interview with Jen Doll, Courtney Maum on Catherine Lacey’s debut novel, why Borges hated soccer, and more.
A look at the early music of Patti Smith, an interview with Emily Raboteau, an excerpt from Nick Harkaway’s new novel, music from Noveller’s collaboration with thisquietarmy, and more.
John Darnielle on John Berryman, Nelson George on Soul Train, checking in with John Cale, new writing from Casey N. Cep, and more.
Recommended reading from Roberto Bolaño, new essays from Emily Gould and Courtney Maum, how Melissa Broder’s new poetry collection came together, and more.
No women nominees in any major categories at the National Magazine Awards? That’s pretty fucked up. Ryan Gosling is doing more for lady journalists than the National Magazine Awards are. Ruth Franklin on why the literary landscape continues to disadvantage over women. Book Riot takes a look at the libraries of rich people. Poetry Out Loud is coming to Issue Project Room. In case you’re curious what Poetry Out Loud is, we wrote about it a few months back. Courtney […]