It was cold the morning after it was announced David Bowie had died. Not surprising since I live in New York City and it happened in January. Yet I found myself standing outside my apartment around six in the morning, gym clothes on, not really dressed to be idling around. I put on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, which I’ve listened to countless times since I was about 13, and simply referred to […]
Morning Bites: “Blackstar” Revisited, Valeria Luiselli, Blake Butler Fiction, Laurie Sheck, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting David Bowie’s final album, new writing from Valeria Luiselli and Blake Butler, and more.
Weekend Bites: Rob Sheffield on David Bowie, C.E. Morgan Interviewed, Vanessa Veselka Nonfiction, Basma Abdel Aziz, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Rob Sheffield and C.E. Morgan, new nonfiction from Vanessa Veselka, and much more.
Morning Bites: Annie DeWitt Interviewed, Other Music, The Scofield, Philip Glass on David Bowie, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Annie DeWitt, thoughts on a Bohumil Hrabal adaptation and the last days of Other Music, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Rob Spillman Interviewed, Adrienne Rich, Bar Playlists, David Bowie, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Rob Spillman, Zachary Lipez on bar playlists, new writing from Jim Ruland, notes on Adrienne Rich, and more.
Weekend Bites: Garth Greenwell, Brian Evenson Fiction, Ferrante’s Translator, Writers on David Bowie, and More
In our weekend reading: a look at Garth Greenwell’s new novel, new fiction from Brian Evenson, authors remember David Bowie, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Percival Everett’s Fiction, Saeed Jones, Molly Rose Quinn Interviewed, David Bowie and Science Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: exploring the craft of a Percival Everett story, interviews with Saeed Jones and Molly Rose Quinn, and more.
Morning Bites: Fiston Mwanza Mujila Interviewed, Mira Ptacin’s Playlist, Margaret Eby, and More
In our morning reading: a playlist from Mira Ptacin, new writing from Margaret Eby and Alexandra Molotkow, an interview with Fiston Mwanza Mujila, and more.