In our morning reading: nonfiction by Yevgenia Belorusets, an excerpt from Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s new book, and more.
Recommended Books: July 2024
Are you, by any chance, seeking some reading recommendations for the month of July? Serendipitously, we happen to have a couple of those at the ready for your perusal. We’re thrilled that a couple of old favorites of ours are returning with new, genre-defying books this month; throw in some moving nonfiction and thoughtful ruminations on creativity and you have a compelling selection to choose from. Here are our recommendations for the current month.
Afternoon Bites: Stacey D’Erasmo’s Latest, Revisiting Annie Ernaux, Patti Smith’s Photo Book, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Stacey D’Erasmo’s new book, Yan Ge and Jeremy Tiang in conversation, and more.
#tobyreads: Hello, Synchronicity
No, I’m not talking about the Police song. Last week, I worked at NYCC for a couple of days. My reading ended up being short and extra-portable. On Friday, as I was leaving my apartment, I grabbed two books from the to-read shelf. The first, Stacey D’Erasmo’s The Art of Intimacy: The Space Between, was one I wanted to have in my head for a story I was (and am) working on. I’d enjoyed her novel Wonderland considerably, and I was curious […]
Morning Bites: A Matt Bell Excerpt, Rosie Schaap on Kurt Weill, Lincoln Michel Fiction, Ritual Mess, and More
Rosie Schaap on Kurt Weill and autumn drinks, an excerpt from Matt Bell’s next novel, new fiction from Lincoln Michel, art comic recommendations, thoughts on the new novel from David Connerley Nahm, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Stacey D’Erasmo, Alexander Chee Poetry, Jen Doll & Catherine Lacey Interviewed, U.S. Maple Revisited, and More
Thoughts on the new novel from Stacey D’Erasmo, interviewed with Geoff Dyer and Jen Doll and Catherine Lacey, new writing from Alexander Chee and Madeline McDowell, and more.
Morning Bites: Protomartyr’s Playlist, Stacey D’Erasmo Interviewed, Soho Press’s History, Hamilton Leithauser, and More
Protomartyr on their favorite music, new writing from Blake Butler, an interview with Stacey D’Erasmo, notes on Soho Press, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Marc Ribot, Recommended Short Stories, Ta-Nehisi Coates on Reparations, Stacey D’Erasmo Interviewed, and More
Talking with Marc Ribot and Stacey D’Erasmo, Ta-Nehisi Coates on reparations, writers recommend short stories, and more.