In our afternoon reading: news on Stefan Zweig’s house, Emily St. James’s new novel has a cover, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Stefan Zweig’s House, Stanislaw Lem Revisited, Clive Barker’s Collections, and More
Presenting an Excerpt From Run and Guillaume Singelin’s “Loba Loca”
Today, we’re pleased to present an excerpt from Loba Loca, a new graphic novel from Run and Guillaume Singelin. Here’s how publishers Oni Press and Magnetic Press describe the book:
On the Enduring Appeal of Pasta
In a culinary landscape often crowded with over-complicated techniques and hard-to-come-by ingredients, Jacob Kenedy’s Pasta Tricolore arrives like a breath of fresh, Mediterranean air. It isn’t merely a cookbook; it’s a joyous, technicolor love letter to beloved Italian cuisine.
Morning Bites: Karen Russell’s Fiction, Natasha Stagg on Writing, Ann Powers on Phoebe Bridgers, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting a Karen Russell story, an interview with Lisa Hanawalt, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Storage Unit”
Storage Unit
by Emily Grandy
It was a damp day in December and Roger’s mother had been dead six weeks when a call came in from an unfamiliar assortment of digits. He’d been turning into the empty parking lot of the shopping strip, thinking about buying salt for the walks, when his phone rang. Normally, he would reject any unknown number outright, but the 440-area code—one he knew well, that of his boyhood, and of his recently deceased mother—gave him pause. It was less curiosity than suspicion that prompted Roger to answer the unexpected summons.
Weekend Bites: Ed Park’s Recommendations, Vajra Chandrasekera Fiction, Governors Island Art, and More
In our weekend reading: book recommendations from Ed Park, thoughts on the music of The Cramps, and more.
We’d Like to Recommend Some August 2026 Books
Here we are, halfway through the month of August. We also have some books to recommend, as you probably guessed. Some are new; some are reissues. One is a particularly intriguing tribute to an iconic writer; another is a biography of an athlete whose career in sport remains deeply relevant. Read on for some late summer suggestions.
Afternoon Bites: Derf Backderf’s Latest, Revisiting Brian Evenson, Romance Bookstores, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Derf Backderf’s new book, inside a romance bookstore, and more.