In our afternoon reading: interviews with Rebecca van Laer and Claudia Rowe, pondering horror films, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Rebecca van Laer Interviewed, Damon Krukowski’s Latest, Garth Risk Hallberg on László Krasznahorkai, and More
Morning Bites: Liz Pelly on Music, Sarah Maria Griffin’s Novel, M. Gessen on Authoritarianism, and More
In our morning reading: Damon Krukowski and Liz Pelly in conversation, Rebecca Solnit revisits one of her books, and more.
Morning Bites: Han Kang’s Latest, Inside Literary Prize Finalists, Revisiting the Directors Label, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Han Kang’s new book, revisiting the heyday of music videos, and more.
Morning Bites: Remembering Charles Simic, Story Prize Finalists, Kelly Link Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: a remembrance of Charles Simic, an interview with Kelly Link, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Bette Howland, Vanessa Veselka Nonfiction, Sarah Rose Etter, MRR’s Legacy, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of books by Bette Howland and Sarah Rose Etter, new writing from Vanessa Veselka, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Sarah Rose Etter, Mira Jacob Interviewed, N.K. Jemisin, Julius Eastman Revisited, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Sarah Rose Etter and Mira Jacob, thoughts on the music of Julius Eastman, and more.
The New Old Noise: A Review, of Sorts, of “The Other Night At Quinn’s,” by Mike Faloon
Say we’re in Ithaca, New York. Or in a bookstore basement in Cleveland, folding metal chairs arranged in a loose semi-circle around an institutional podium. Or even a Chicago Sunday matinee, chairs this time arranged in gunmetal rows. The trappings remain the same. So does the reception, the usual reliable in each town, former zine contributors, people in bands, friends from school. The odd reader who found one of our books and came out.
Morning Bites: Harry Mathews, A Hawk and A Hacksaw’s Recommendations, Big Ears Festival, Carl Frode Tiller, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Harry Mathews and Carl Frode Tiller, a dispatch from the Big Ears Festival, and more.