In our morning reading: an interview with Jason Diamond, thoughts on translated novels, and more.
Recommended Books: September 2025
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.
Morning Bites: Adapting Lidia Yuknavitch, Literary Chicago, Superchunk Returns, and More
In our morning reading: adapting a Lidia Yuknavitch book for the screen, thoughts on Chicago in literature, and more.
Morning Bites: Fernanda Melchor’s Fiction, Benjamin Percy on Serialization, R.F. Kuang’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Fernanda Melchor, an interview with Benjamin Percy, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Mattie Lubchansky on Comics, Eisner Award Winners, William Boyle on Frank Stanford, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Mattie Lubchansky, thoughts on a biography of Frank Stanford, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Disiniblud on Collaboration, John Darnielle on Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Shelley on Neil Young, and More
In our afternoon reading: checking in with Disniblud, revisiting a Stendhal novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Terese Svoboda Nonfiction, Rachel Kushner on Food, Niko Stratis on Springsteen, and More
In our morning reading: new writing by Terese Svoboda and Rachel Kushner, an excerpt from Niko Stratis’s memoir, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Ocean Vuong on Books, Jason Diamond on Covers, Revisiting John Cage, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Ocean Vuong and Melissa Febos, the Jersey Devil has a comeback, and more.