It’s March and we’re reading. What are we reading, you might ask? If this list is any indication, a good mix of debut novels and new work from longtime favorites. Throw a literary journal with a lot of intriguing names (and some Vol. 1 Brooklyn contributors) into the mix and you have a very promising month. Here are some of the books that have caught our eyes.
In our afternoon reading: notes on Akwaeke Emezi’s next book, an interview with Matthew Salesses, and more.
In our morning reading: interviews with Dan Chaon and Nell Zink, thoughts on Kim Fu’s new book, and more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Benjamin Myers and Nell Zink, a review of Matmos’s latest album, and more.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on novels by Nell Zink and Adrienne Celt, thoughts on city pop, and more.
We’re pleased to be publishing Nell Zink’s introductory letter for Robert Perišić’s forthcoming novel A Cat at the End of the World. Translated by Vesna Maric, Perišić’s novel is narrated by a bodiless spirit that has an affinity for cats across time and space. Intrigued? We thought you might be. We’re also happy to be revealing the novel’s cover. It’s out on November 1 on Sandorf Passage.
In our morning reading: an interview with Nell Zink, thoughts on Salman Rushdie’s new novel, and more.
August brings with it hotter temperatures, a vision of a more humid life, and the slightest hint that fall might be on the way. August also brings with it a host of thought-provoking books, deftly-translated works from around the world, and imaginative fiction that riffs on contemporary concerns. Here’s a look at some of the books due out this month that have us most excited.