Vol. 1 Brooklyn

An Excerpt From Jaime Parker Stickle’s “Take Hart”

August 4, 2026 No Comments

You may know Jaime Parker Stickle from her coverage of crime from both the fictional and nonfictional sides of things. She’s the author of two novels, including 2025’s Vicious Cycle, about a onetime journalist conducting her own investigation into an unsettling crime, and the podcaster behind the series The Girl With the Same Name. This month brings with it the release of Take Hart, a follow-up to her previous book following protagonist Corey Tracey-Lieberman as she investigates a disappearance. We’re pleased to present an excerpt from Take Hart.

Bites

Morning Bites: Revisiting Hob Broun, American Book Award Winners, Nirota Steel Reissues, and More

August 4, 2026 No Comments

In our morning reading: notes on Hob Broun’s fiction, James Ellroy’s film recommendations, and more.

Sunday Stories

Sunday Stories: “We Ate Standing Up”

August 2, 2026 No Comments

We Ate Standing Up
by Angela Edward

I landed at JFK at night, around 10:30 p.m., already unsure. Baggage claim moved slowly. I stood watching the carousel loop again and again, the same suitcases circling back like a bad joke. When mine finally came, I lifted it off the belt and felt how heavy it was. We did not talk much. I could feel him watching me, waiting for something I could not name.

Bites

Weekend Bites: Rachel Cusk’s Latest, Booker Prize Longlist, Midtown Bookstores, and More

August 1, 2026 No Comments

At Slate, notes on the controversy over Rachel Cusk’s new novel. The Brooklyn Book Bodega has a number of upcoming events. At Shabby Doll House, a chat with Scott McClanahan. The longlist for this year’s Booker Prize has been announced. Looking for some July books in translation recommendations? At Gemini Sessions, an interview with Eric Boyd. The New York Times has a guide to midtown Manhattan bookstores. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Bluesky, Twitter, and Facebook.

Book Review, Books, Featured

A Technologist’s Nightmare: On Paul Tremblay’s “Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep”

July 29, 2026 No Comments

From reading the first fifty or so pages, a reader might be left with two key impressions of Paul Tremblay’s novel Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep. The first is that it represents something of a return to Tremblay’s crime-fiction roots, albeit with a science fiction twist; the second is that, as the title suggests, it’s an homage to Philip K. Dick. Both are true, up to a point, but this book also represents something of a genre-straddling sleight of hand.