In our afternoon reading: thoughts on photography, an interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and much more.
Morning Bites: Carmen Maria Machado Fiction, The Chills, sam sax Interviewed, Alex Gilvarry, and More
In our morning reading: fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, an interview with sam sax, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: The Cramps, Nathan Englander Interviewed, Lisa Locascio Nonfiction, Jarret Middleton, and More
In our afternoon reading: revisiting a classic album by The Cramps, essays by Alex Gilvarry and Jarret Middleton, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alex Gilvarry, Morgan Parker Interviewed, Brian Aldiss Remembered, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Alex Gilvarry and Morgan Parker, thoughts on Rainer Maria’s new album, and more.
Morning Bites: Eclipse Lit, Chris Kraus on Kathy Acker, Alex Gilvarry’s Latest, and More
![Eclipse drawing from "Fourteen Weeks in Descriptive Astronomy" by J. Dorman Steele, 1873 (Barnes and Co., NY). During this eclipse, Francis Baily noticed bright flashes of light from around the limb of the moon, later named 'Baily’s Beads’ in his honor. [www.sunearthday.nasa.gov]](http://www.www.vol1brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse.jpg)
In our morning reading: essays by Susannah Felts and Roxane Gay, a playlist from Matthew Zapruder, and more.
Reviewed: Alex Gilvarry’s “From the Memiors of a Non-Enemy Combatant”
Review by Jon Reiss From the Memiors of a Non-Enemy Combatant by Alex Gilvarry (Viking, 320 p.) From the Memiors of a Non-Enemy Combatant is the story of Boyet (Boy for short) Hernandez, a Philippine-born aspiring designer who, having grown up in admiration of his fabric slinging uncle, lusts for a future as New York’s most desirable, heterosexual male clothing designer (of which there area bout 10.) Living off a meager allowance from his parents, Boy is barely able to afford an apartment in […]
Morning Bites: William Gibson’s future, Jim Carroll Vs. Gil Scott-Heron, Alex Gilvarry, Dirty Three, and more
Zach Baron had heard rumors of a high school football rivalry between Jim Carroll and Gil Scott-Heron. He discusses it at The Daily. Alex Gilvarry talks to NPR about From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant. Edith Wharton: born into wealth, great writer, kinda awkward. Pay attention to this Leonard Cohen kid who has a poem in this week’s New Yorker. He’s gonna be huge. We’re living in William Gibson’s future. The New York Times on Gibson’s Distrust That Particular Flavor. At Slate: Matthew […]