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Morning Bites: Brian Evenson Interviewed, Alexander Chee Nonfiction, Katherine Dunn, Antonio Tabucchi’s Latest, and More

On April 10, 2018 By Vol.1 Brooklyn

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On February 1, 2018 By Vol.1 Brooklyn

Afternoon Bites: Angela Flournoy Fiction, Kaveh Akbar, Philip K. Dick Award Nominees, Raymond Carver Adaptations, and More

On January 15, 2018 By Vol.1 Brooklyn

Afternoon Bites: Matthew Specktor on Eve Babitz, Raymond Carver Remembered, Rufi Thorpe, Steve Reich Revisited, and More

On May 26, 2016 By Vol.1 Brooklyn

Carver’s Country

On November 3, 2014 By Kait Heacock

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Ask anyone to name the most literary city in Washington State, and nine times out of ten they’ll choose Seattle, an emerald city sparkling with renown bookstores (Elliott Bay, Third Place Books), coffee shops (Caffe Vita, Vivace), and a literary center that draws famous writers from around the country for popular reading series (Richard Hugo House). The tenth person will likely choose one of the West Side’s small literary havens like Port Townsend, home to poetry publisher Copper Canyon Press and the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, or Whidbey Island, which houses the all-women literary residency Hedgebrook.

Mention Yakima, Washington, and you’ll likely receive a “Huh? What’s a Yakima?” in response. For anyone living in the Pacific Northwest who has heard of the small city with a population under 100,000, they associate Yakima with agriculture. You want the best cherries and apples? Visit Yakima. Interested in a wine tour or hop festival, the Valley offers dozens of wineries and breweries. What the city is less known for, unless you are a diehard fan of the dirty realism movement that arose in American literature in the late twentieth century, is its usage as a setting in countless Raymond Carver stories.

Weekend Bites: Ploughshares in the 80’s, Tao’s Mixtape, Dust Jackets WTF?, Graydon’s Presidents, and More

On February 27, 2010 By Jason Diamond

Weekend Bites: Dave Eggers is like John Wayne but with a pen, Raymond Carver, Jon Ronson, Bjork and Barney kaput?, Hornby hearts LHB, and more.

On September 6, 2009 By Jason Diamond

Three Guys One Book: “Where have all the cowboys gone? Has literature isolated itself from a bigger cultural context?” Dave Eggers, Zadie Smith, Dennis Johnson, Gary Shteyngart, and the New York Times bestsellers of 1943 all make cameos. Jacket Copy asks: “How much of (Raymond) Carver’s “minimalist” style was a byproduct of (Gordon) Lish’s editing?” This 1997 New Yorker article provided as reference, and this review of the Library of America release of “Raymond Carter: Collected Stories” might shed sufficient light. I became slightly obsessed with Jon Ronson through his contributions on This American Life, and get pretty excited when I see he has something up at The Guardian. His latest is about contributing to the long-running British comic, The Beano. Bjork and Barney: Kaput? Oh, look at that, Nick Hornby likes Largehearted Boy. I know this all because of the piece he wrote on music blogs. January Magazine on the 75th birthday of Leonard Cohen

Weekend Bites: Dave Eggers is like John Wayne with a pen, Raymond Carver, Jon Ronson, Bjork and Barney kaput?, Hornby hearts LHB, and more.

On September 6, 2009 By Jason Diamond

Three Guys One Book: “Where have all the cowboys gone? Has literature isolated itself from a bigger cultural context?” Dave Eggers, Zadie Smith, Dennis Johnson, Gary Shteyngart, and the New York Times bestsellers of 1943 all make cameos. Jacket Copy asks: “How much of (Raymond) Carver’s “minimalist” style was a byproduct of (Gordon) Lish’s editing?” This 1997 New Yorker article provided as reference, and this review of the Library of America release of “Raymond Carter: Collected Stories” might shed sufficient light. I became slightly obsessed with Jon Ronson through his contributions on This American Life, and get pretty excited when I see he has something up at The Guardian. His latest is about contributing to the long-running British comic, The Beano. Are Bjork and Barney kaput? Oh, look at that, Nick Hornby likes Largehearted Boy. I know this all because of the piece he wrote on music blogs. January Magazine on the 75th birthday of Leonard Cohen

Morning Bites: Brian Evenson Interviewed, Alexander Chee Nonfiction, Katherine Dunn, Antonio Tabucchi’s Latest, and More

Vol.1 Brooklyn’s February 2018 Book Preview

Afternoon Bites: Angela Flournoy Fiction, Kaveh Akbar, Philip K. Dick Award Nominees, Raymond Carver Adaptations, and More

Afternoon Bites: Matthew Specktor on Eve Babitz, Raymond Carver Remembered, Rufi Thorpe, Steve Reich Revisited, and More

Carver’s Country

Weekend Bites: Ploughshares in the 80’s, Tao’s Mixtape, Dust Jackets WTF?, Graydon’s Presidents, and More

Weekend Bites: Dave Eggers is like John Wayne but with a pen, Raymond Carver, Jon Ronson, Bjork and Barney kaput?, Hornby hearts LHB, and more.

Weekend Bites: Dave Eggers is like John Wayne with a pen, Raymond Carver, Jon Ronson, Bjork and Barney kaput?, Hornby hearts LHB, and more.

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