In our weekend reading: an interview with Lex Walton, recommended books in translation, and more.
Weekend Bites: Lex Walton Interviewed, Translated Books, Revisiting Elliott Smith, and More
Weekend Bites: Rachel Cusk’s Latest, Booker Prize Longlist, Midtown Bookstores, and More
At Slate, notes on the controversy over Rachel Cusk’s new novel. The Brooklyn Book Bodega has a number of upcoming events. At Shabby Doll House, a chat with Scott McClanahan. The longlist for this year’s Booker Prize has been announced. Looking for some July books in translation recommendations? At Gemini Sessions, an interview with Eric Boyd. The New York Times has a guide to midtown Manhattan bookstores. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Bluesky, Twitter, and Facebook.
Morning Bites: Revisiting Don DeLillo, Dan Sinkyin Interviewed, Wednesday Kundsen’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Don DeLillo, this year’s Guggenheim fellows, and more.
Morning Bites: Jorges Luis Borges Revisited, Greil Marcus Interviewed, Charlie Jane Anders on Dark Academia, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting Borges, interviews with Greil Marcus and Brad Listi, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Paul B. Preciado’s Latest, Brad Listi Interviewed, Ocean Vuong’s Novel, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Paul B. Preciado and Ocean Vuong, an interview with Brad Listi, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Revisiting The Roches, David Cronenberg on Films, Matthew Specktor on Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: revisiting The Roches, interviews with Kyle Seibel and David Cronenberg, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Charlie Jane Anders’s Writing Advice, Robert Kloss Interviewed, M. John Harrison’s Memoir, and More
In our afternoon reading: writing advice from Charlie Jane Anders, an interview with Robert Kloss, and more. Hope everyone’s voting this Election Day.
VCO: Chapter 39
Chapter 39
Frankenstein, we call them Frankie, puts on their little boots and their little jacket. We go outside and the trees are too green for October. A gust up high makes the top of the trees dance hypnotically.
Joselyn is still here but she is different now. She looks off in the distance and stares more often than she did before Frankie was born.