In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Cheon Seon-Ran’s novel, making a residency at home, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Cheon Seon-Ran’s Fiction, Great Graphic Novels, Kristen Arnett on Residencies, and More
Afternoon Bites: Interviewing V.E. Schwab, Katharine Coldiron on Movies, Matthew Specktor Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with V.E. Schwab and Katharine Coldiron, exploring internet novels, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Nate Lippens on Writing, New York Nico’s Party, Squarepusher Reissued, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Nate Lippens, checking in with Desert Island, and more.
Rhizomatic Reading: John Madera’s “Nervosities”
In John Madera’s debut fiction collection, Nervosities, heavy concepts—diaspora, transversalism, the over-saturated and over-stimulated post-industrialized world Herbert Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man could only have dreamed about—are woven by Madera into human stories with such subtle, virtuoso touches, that Nervosities becomes much more than an objet conceptual.
Recommended Books: May 2024
It’s a few days into a new month, and you can probably tell what’s next: we have some May books we’d like to recommend. Stylistically, they cover a lot of terrain; you’ll find everything from experimental short fiction to haunting meditations of contemporary politics here. Read on for some suggestions for the weeks to come.
Weekend Bites: Juan Martinez’s Latest, PEN Literary Awards Longlists, Daisuke Shen and Vi Khi Nao on Collaborating, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on Juan Martinez’s new novel, fiction by John Madera, and more.
Morning Bites: John Lurie Interviewed, Elena Ferrante’s Fiction, A History of Maxwell’s, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with John Lurie, thoughts on Elena Ferrante’s fiction, and more.
Morning Bites: Uniform, Matthew Salesses Nonfiction, Lara Mimosa Montes, Olga Slavnikova’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Uniform’s new album, new writing by Matthew Salesses, and more.