In our morning reading: the National Book Award winners; new writing from A.N. Devers and Rebecca Solnit; and more.
Weekend Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Revisiting Anne Garréta, Ben Marcus Interviewed, and More
In our weekend reading: Bijan Stephen on Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alexandra Molotkow on rock culture, an interview with Ben Marcus, and much more.
Morning Bites: Sari Botton Interviews Katherine Heiny, Scott McCloud’s Latest, Molly Crabapple and More
In our morning reading: Sari Botton interviews Katherine Heiny, two interviews with Scott McCloud, Molly Crabapple on “broken windows” policing, indie rock reunions and pop charts, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lee Rourke Fiction, Molly Crabapple on Abu Dhabi, Great Baseball Essays, Elliott Smith Documentary, and More
Thoughts on a new Elliott Smith documentary, new writing from Lee Rourke and Molly Crabapple, an interview with Francesca Lia Block, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Junot Diaz, Molly Crabapple at PEN, Victor LaValle Interviewed, Ellen Willis, and More
Junot Diaz on MFA programs and race, a 1969 Ellen Willis essay reappears, interviews with Victor LaValle and Molly Crabapple, a Jan Elizabeth Watson playlist, and more.
Morning Bites: Mitchell S. Jackson on Portland, Molly Crabapple in Syria, Rachel Cantor Interviewed, Gina Frangello, and More
This morning: new writing from Mitchell S. Jackson, Molly Crabapple on the Syrian civil war, Sarah Rose Etter on art, Gina Frangello talked with BuzzFeed, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Molly Crabapple Interviewed, Teju Cole, Leonora Carrington’s Writings, Artisanal Pickles, and More
Molly Crabapple talks with Talking Points Memo, Teju Cole on Lagos, Juliet Escoria on writing her first book, a look at the writings of Leonora Carrington, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Specktor on Bellow, Internet Art Gets Physical, Ellis & Crabapple’s Collaboration, and More
“Beyond the consolations of beauty, and beyond the limits of the speaker’s own boundless self-regard, Bellow gives us something else, legitimately ecstatic.” Matthew Specktor on Saul Bellow’s Henderson the Rain King. Warren Ellis and Molly Crabapple’s Adriane and the Science can be read in full on Ellis’s site. On bringing the art of the internet into the physical space of a gallery. Smart writers on good books: Hope Reese on I Await the Devil’s Coming; Adam Robinson on Adrian Van Young’s The Man Who Noticed Everything. […]