In our weekend reading: thoughts on Fernando A. Flores’s new novel, twenty years of Two Dollar Radio, and more.
Sunday Stories is off tomorrow; normal posting will resume on Monday.
Afternoon Bites: Rita Indiana, Jeremy Robert Johnson’s Latest, Susanna Clarke, Kate Bush Revisited, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Rita Indiana’s music, reviews of books by Jeremy Robert Johnson and Susanna Clarke, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lidia Yuknavitch Interviewed, Raymond Pettibon, Antoine Volodine’s Latest, Samanta Schweblin, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Lidia Yuknavitch, nonfiction by Matthew Salesses, thoughts on Raymond Pettibon, and more.
A Transformative Trip Through Images and Words: Raymond Pettibon at the New Museum
When the elevator doors open on the fourth floor of the New Museum I don’t know which way to look first. Every wall is covered snuggly by pictures and words. Some drawings are framed, others just tacked to the wall the way a teenager might display a band flyer swiped from a club wall after a gig. It’s a dense polyphony which demands attention without giving the viewer much guidance. A quick scan yields glimpses of Kennedy, Reagan, Bush, and […]
Morning Bites: Kate Zambreno’s Latest, Raymond Pettibon, Viet Thanh Nguyen Fiction, John Darnielle Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: Amber Sparks on Kate Zambreno’s latest, an interview with John Darnielle, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Stevie Wonder Revisited, Jami Attenberg Nonfiction, Ranking Dinosaur Jr., and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Jami Attenberg, revisiting a Stevie Wonder album and the Dinosaur Jr. discography, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Daniel José Older, Marcel Dzama and Raymond Pettibon’s Zine, Justin Taylor, Lauren Groff on Literary Marriages, and More
In our afternoon reading: new nonfiction on craft from Daniel José Older, a report from Justin Taylor’s book party, book recommendations from Lauren Groff, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Marlon James Interviewed, Cookie Mueller, Raymond Pettibon Baseball Cards, Will Oldham, and More
Checking in with Marlon James, thoughts on Will Oldham’s discography, a review of Martin Amis’s new novel, a new book about Cookie Mueller, and more.