In our weekend reading: interviews with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Matthew Gavin Frank, the making of nonfiction comics, and more.
In our morning reading: an interview with Janice Lee, thoughts on new music from Upper Wilds and Marissa Nadler, and more.
In our afternoon reading: exploring the work of Robert Coover, musical recommendations from Rachel Aggs, and more.
It is quite snowy in our corner of the world right now. Remember winter? Winter apparently did. We’d say that it’s the perfect time to curl up with a book, but you’ve probably figured that out on your own. This month brings new books from a number of our favorite writers, along with some highly anticipated debuts and a few books capable of transporting you to an entirely new time and place. Here are some of our favorites.
In our morning reading: a review of Leesa Cross-Smith’s new collection, Teresa Carmody and Paul Lisicky in conversation, and more.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Jeff Jackson’s new novel, writing from Matthew Gavin Frank, and much more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on the fiction of Virginie Despentes, essays by Haley Mlotek and Matthew Gavin Frank, and more.
In Memphis, the spice rub used to flavor our ribs varies from restaurant to restaurant, family to family, but often includes amounts of salt, black pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, brown sugar, white sugar, rosemary, ginger, celery salt, mustard, oregano, cumin. We must keep our grills cool enough not to burn these spices, especially the sugar. We will turn on our televisions as the smoke curls into the air, draws lassoes or nooses over so many backyards. On […]