
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Alyson Hagy’s new novel, interviews with Margo Jefferson and Rebecca Traister, and more.
Morning Bites: Daryl Gregory, 5 Under 35, Helen McClory Fiction, Sarah Ruhl Interviewed, and More

In our morning reading: fiction by Daryl Gregory and Helen McClory, an interview with Sarah Ruhl, and more.
Sunday Stories: “The Leonard Cohen Waltzing Society for Half-drunk Fuckwits”
The Leonard Cohen Waltzing Society for Half-drunk Fuckwits by Helen McClory Of course there was music playing the moment we all died. I mean, statistically, somewhere in the world millions of people must have been playing or listening to music, singing or humming under their breath, screaming out lyrics into a packed barn in a field in Denmark. It just has to be true. All those songs at once, discordant, terrible, rising and falling and knotting together and stuck with […]
Afternoon Bites: Ling Ma, Helen McClory Interviewed, Jess Arndt, Lynne Tillman’s Latest, and More

In our afternoon reading: fiction by Ling Ma, nonfiction by Jess Arndt, thoughts on Lynne Tillman’s new novel, and more.
Jeff Goldblum as Unlikely Literary Muse
Are we in the midst of a full-blown Jeff Goldblum renaissance? It sure looks like it–from Goldblum himself prominently featured in Thor: Ragnarok to Dominic West channeling Jurassic Park-era Goldblum in The Square. To say nothing of the rise of Goldblum-centric memes all over the internet.
Afternoon Bites: Richard Lloyd Parry Excerpted, D. Foy, Helen McClory Fiction, Chris Abani Interviewed, and More

In our afternoon reading: nonfiction by Richard Lloyd Parry, fiction by Helen McClory, and much more.
Morning Bites: Ben Loory Fiction, Italy in Literature, Jen Michalski Interviewed, and More

In our morning reading: Ben Loory fiction, an essay by Helen McClory, a documentary about the Chills, and more.
Morning Bites: Kathleen Hanna Interviewed, Jess Row, Revisiting “Different Class,” Helen McClory Fiction, and More

In our morning reading: new fiction from Jess Row and Helen McClory, an interview with Kathleen Hanna, and more.
We’ll be on a reduced schedule today due to the holiday; regular posting will resume tomorrow.