AMY LONG is the author of Codependence (2019), selected by Brian Blanchfield as the winner of CSU Poetry Center’s Essay Collection Prize. Her work has appeared in Diagram, Ninth Letter, Hayden’s Ferry Review and elsewhere, including as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2019. She also runs the popular Instagram account Taylor Swift as Books.
In our morning reading: the National Book Award winners, Taylor Swift and books, and more.
In our afternoon reading: a Nobel Prize for Louise Glück, an interview with Edward P Jones, and more.
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Leah Hampton and Amy Long, new music from Laraaji, and more.
In our morning reading: new writing by Elle Nash and Sarah Bridgins, an excerpt from Morgan Parker’s new book, and more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on the latest album from The Messthetics, an interview with Amy Long, and more.
Amy Long is operating in a world of obstacle, behemoth and power greater than most would muscle against. Strong, diamond clear and intact. There’s the work. I don’t envy her the weight, but do admire.
And lo, we’re in September. Nominally, the weather should start to get cooler; by month’s end, we might just see the first glimmerings of the coziness that autumn brings. What are we looking forward to reading this month? A whole array of books, from new works by old favorites to long-awaited debuts. There’s a lot to look forward to here; what follows is a look at some of the books we’re most excited about.