In our weekend reading: interviews with Mayukh Sen and Ross Barkan, exploring the works of Steve Aylett, and more.
Recommended Books: May 2025
Q. Are we excited about new books due out in May?
A. Yes.
Q. Why are we excited about new books due out in May?
A. Because they look excellent.
Morning Bites: Tunde Adebumpe’s Recommendations, Ross Barkan’s Novel, Revisiting Arvo Pärt, and More
In our morning reading: recommendations from Tunde Adebimpe, Jamie Hood and Lidia Yuknavitch in conversation, and more.
Morning Bites: Mattie Lubchansky on Comics, Andy Anderegg Interviewed, Pavement Revisited, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Mattie Lubchansky, revisiting a Pavement album, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alex Segura Interviewed, Joyce Carol Oates Prize Longlist, Poets on Taylor Swift, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Alex Segura, poetry and Taylor Swift, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting “Bright Lights, Big City,” Tony Tulathimutte on Writing, Seefeel’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting 80s fiction, Will Hermes on The Pogues, and more.
Morning Bites: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, William Boyle’s Recommendations, Revisiting J.G. Ballard, and More
In our morning reading: talking music with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, talking books with William Boyle, and more.
Morning Bites: Naomi Kanakia Interviewed, Revisiting Picasso, Internet Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Naomi Kanakia, books about the internet, and more.