Eighteen: Twenty-two
by David Tuchman
“This is my punishment,” Moshe decides as Yoni’s minivan flips over the median on the Harlem River Drive and smashes upside-down into the asphalt, sending bits of shattered windshield skittering across the Amsterdam Avenue exit. “This is what I get for daring to speak.”
In our weekend reading: an interview with Grace Krilanovich, reviews of books by Kate Zambreno and Tim Kinsella, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Deesha Philyaw, James Baldwin on film, and more.
Like her characters, author Diana Rojas certainly doesn’t take the easy route toward closure or redemption. In her latest novel They Hold Grudges she writes from the perspective of Roberto, someone who refuses to “stir the pot” – even when his own reputation is being cooked.
In our morning reading: a conversation with Nicholas Russell, PEN America gets a new president, and more.
In our afternoon reading: book recommendations from Scott McClanahan, an interview with Nicholas Russell, and more.
It’s September, and the weather outside is starting to feel a little autumnal. (At least it is in New York….sometimes after dark, when a breeze picks up.) If you’re looking to get some more reading some this month, we have some recommendations for you, from surreal fiction to a glimpse inside a literary life. Read on, friends…
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality and attain the higher consciousness we all crave. (Eh, not really, but it sounded good there for a minute.) It’s just. Who knows? The ridiculousness and question bits, I guess. Why six? Assonance, baby, assonance.