In our morning reading: thoughts on a Michael Cisco novel, revisiting albums by Raekwon and Shudder to Think, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Julia Elliott’s Collection, Revisiting Antonio Di Benedetto, Lincoln Michel on Structure, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Julia Elliott’s new collection, Lincoln Michel on novels with bold structures, and more.
Recommended Books: April 2025
Greetings, friends. It’s April and we’re reading books. Sharply written fiction, incisive nonfiction, and a 70s-style photo novel are all on our list; there are debut books here and new work by old favorites. Here’s a look at 10 of the books we’re most excited to check out this month.
Afternoon Bites: Adrian Van Young and Peter Straub, Brit Bennett Interviewed, Julia Elliott, Ramones Exhibit, and More
In our afternoon reading: Adrian Van Young conversed with Peter Straub, a visit to the Ramones exhibit at the Queens Museum, an interview with Brit Bennett, and more.
Weekend Bites: Revisiting Flannery O’Connor, Literary Advocates, Julia Elliott’s Latest, Arabic Literature, and More
In our weekend reading: revisiting Flannery O’Connor, thoughts on the latest from Julia Elliott, new nonfiction from Mark de Silva, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Greil Marcus’s Latest, Dorothe Nors, Revisiting Harry Mathews, Eileen Myles, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Greil Marcus’s new book, new music from John Darnielle and Christopher R. Weingarten, a Dorothe Nors essay, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s October 2015 Books Preview
I think it’s safe to say that October is something of a juggernaut, as far as books we’re looking forward to are concerned. The full spectrum is covered: surreal short fiction, expansive works in translation, smart juxtapositions of pop and literary culture, insightful memoirs, and more.
Julia Elliott on “The Wilds” and “A Kind of Delirious Linguistic Excess”
Earlier in the year, a friend recommended that I check out the short fiction of Julia Elliott. Not long after that came news that Tin House would be releasing a pair of her books: a collection in 2014, followed by a novel in 2015. That collection, The Wilds, evades easy description–like Diane Cook and Adrian Van Young, Elliott’s equally comfortable eluding realism or embracing the grittiness in the worlds she creates. And so the stories in The Wilds brings together a host of disparate settings, and […]