D. Foy – Page 6 – Vol. 1 Brooklyn

Bringing the Literary Midwest to NYC: Two Events with Curbside Splendor

August 21, 2014 No Comments

This September, we’ll be teaming with acclaimed Chicago publisher Curbside Splendor for a pair of events–one in Manhattan, and one in Brooklyn. They’ll feature some of our favorite writers, including Megan Stielstra, Dmitry Samarov, Sarah Gerard, and D. Foy. On Tuesday, September 16, at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe: Jason Diamond D. Foy Dmitry Samarov Megan Stielstra Erika Wurth Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is located at 126 Crosby Street in Manhattan. This event will begin at 7:00 pm. Facebook RSVP here. On Thursday, September 18th, at […]

Books

Morning Bites: Wendy C. Ortiz on “Excavation,” Kathleen Hale, Patti Smith’s Nonfiction, Protomartyr Interviewed, and More

August 6, 2014 No Comments

An interview with Wendy C. Ortiz, new writing from Roxane Gay, Kathleen Hale, and D. Foy, checking in with Protomartyr, a look at Patti Smith’s nonfiction, and more.

Books, Podcast

Almost Live at Mellow Pages: D. Foy

July 23, 2014 No Comments

In Episode 11, we spend some time with the relentless and charming D. Foy, author of Made to Break. We talk about booking your own book tour and all of the things that go into that kind of stew, traversing America by car solo, psychic abilities, and about staying true to your artistic vision irrespective of obstacles.

Bites

Weekend Bites: Rivka Galchen, Debut Novelists, Ariel Schrag’s Latest, Julianna Barwick’s Brewery Collaboration, and More

June 14, 2014 No Comments

An interview with Rivka Galchen, and a review of her latest; thoughts on Julianna Barwick’s new EP and Ariel Schrag’s new novel; talking with debut novelists, a profile of Sean Michaels, and more.

Bites

Afternoon Bites: Michael Cunningham’s Latest, Sunny Day Real Estate, Roxane Gay on Beyoncé, Jodorowsky Interviewed, and More

May 13, 2014 No Comments

Reviews of books from Michael Cunningham and D. Foy, Roxane Gay on Beyoncé and bell hooks, an interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, Diary at twenty, and more.

Bites

Morning Bites: Ellen Willis, Newspapers from the Future, Mimi Pond Interviewed, Slint, and More

April 17, 2014 No Comments

In our morning reading: a 1989 Ellen Willis essay, thoughts on the new edition of Slint’s Spiderland, talking with Mimi Pond, and more.

Bites

Morning Bites: Jim Jarmusch’s Latest, Fugazi Live Series, D. Foy, Mission Creek Recap, and More

April 10, 2014 No Comments

Thoughts on the latest from Jim Jarmusch, Ian MacKaye talks about the Fugazi Live Series, new writing from D. Foy, a report from the Mission Creek Festival, and more.

Books, Conversations, Featured

“What It Means to Bond with People Like That”: A Conversation with D. Foy

April 2, 2014 No Comments

On the evening of March 19, I interviewed D. Foy at BookCourt. The topic of conversation was, primarily, his new novel Made to Break, the story of five friends embroiled in a series of toxic friendships who are forced to confront unpleasant truths about themselves when a trip to an isolated cabin goes awry. It’s a tense, harrowing read that both subverts expectations and does interesting things with structure. Sometimes horrific, sometimes visceral, and sometimes unexpectedly funny, Made to Break […]