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Recommended Books: September 2025

September 5, 2025 No Comments

September books

Welcome to the month of September; it’s good to have you here. We have some books to suggest for you, from sprawling fiction to insightful nonfiction about how we got to this moment in history. We’ve got old favorites and new faces alike; plus, Glenn Gould is in the mix. You all like Glenn Gould, right? Here we go.

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Bites

Weekend Bites: Fernando A. Flores’s Latest, Raymond Pettibon’s Archive, Two Dollar Radio Turns 20, and More

March 15, 2025 No Comments

"Brother Bronte"
In our weekend reading: thoughts on Fernando A. Flores’s new novel, twenty years of Two Dollar Radio, and more.
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Afternoon Bites: Fernando A. Flores Excerpted, J.S. Breukelaar’s Latest, Sharon Van Etten Returns, and More

February 5, 2025 No Comments

"Brother Bronte"
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Fernando A. Flores’s new novel, a literary journal’s launch party, and more.

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Morning Bites: Fernando A. Flores, David Berman Memorial, Salman Rushdie Interviewed, Rob Hart’s Latest, and More

August 13, 2019 No Comments


In our morning reading: interviews with Fernando A. Flores and Salman Rushdie, thoughts on Rob Hart’s new novel, and more.

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Morning Bites: Fernando A. Flores Interviewed, Brandon Taylor Nonfiction, Book Clubs and Politics, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and More

May 23, 2019 No Comments


In our morning reading: interviews with Fernando A. Flores and Astra Taylor, new writing from Brandon Taylor, and more.

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Morning Bites: Alexander Chee on Younghill Kang’s Fiction, Fernando A. Flores, Ryan Chapman on Inspiration, and More

May 22, 2019 No Comments


In our morning reading: Alexander Chee on Younghill Kang’s fiction, reviews of books by Karen Russell and Fernando A. Flores, and more.

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Afternoon Bites: Fernando A. Flores, Richard Chiem Interviewed, Karen Russell’s Latest, Dani Shapiro, and More

May 16, 2019 No Comments


In our afternoon reading: reviews of books by Fernando A. Flores and Karen Russell, interviews with Richard Chiem and Dani Shapiro, and more.

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Featured

  • Joel Rose on Anthony Bourdain’s Literary Roots
  • The Horror of Repair: Reimagining an Uncanny Classic
  • From Costume Designer to Illustrator and Author: An Artist’s Journey 
  • “It’s a Cursed Game”: Kyle Winkler on “The Ship of Death”

Sunday Stories

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Essays

  • From Costume Designer to Illustrator and Author: An Artist’s Journey 
  • Wander into Story
  • Nostalgia, A Cautionary Tale
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