In our morning reading: the upcoming On Immunity marathon reading, literary B-sides, delving into Noah Baumbach’s films, a report from AWP, and more.
Morning Bites: “On Immunity” Marathon, “H Is For Hawk” on Film, Rachel Kushner, and More
Afternoon Bites: Michael Robbins, Writers’ Spaces, Richard Price Interviewed, Baseball Books, and More
In our afternoon reading: a new Michael Robbins essay; Caryn Rose recommends baseball books; interviews with Richard Price, Kevin Nguyen, and Sir Richard Bishop; the flipside of the vinyl boom; and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s March 2015 Books Preview
The books that we’re most excited for this month are a wildly varied bunch, ranging from work that pushes the boundaries of memoir to a collection of novellas from one of our favorite contemporary authors. Incisive satire, blistering experimental fiction, and journeys into literary history: this March has something for virtually all literary tastes. Read on for some of the highlights of the month to come.
Morning Bites: Sharon Van Etten, Mel Brooks Interviewed, Nathaniel P. Reconsidered, “The Flamethrowers” on Film, and More
Checking in with Sharon Van Etten, Mel Brooks on the making of Blazing Saddles, Jane Campion may adapt The Flamethrowers, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Authors’ Regrets, Rachel Kushner, Joseph Riippi Excerpt, Eleanor Friedberger Interviewed, and More
This afternoon: an excerpt from Joseph Riippi’s new book, Karolina Waclawiak on Kyle Minor’s latest, authors’ regrets regarding their fiction, and more.
#tobyreads: Mixing Pop and Politics? We Can Do That.
I’d be surprised if this week’s events haven’t made you think about politics in at least some capacity: there’s been plenty to mull over and plenty to debate; events to inspire and events to infuriate. And so it’s not too surprising that much of my recent reading has also involved questions of political affiliation, radicalism and compromise, and issues that steadily avoid an easy resolution.
Afternoon Bites: Rachel Kushner Interviewed, New No Age, Inside Civil Coping Mechanisms, and More
New music from No Age, Sasha Frere-Jones talks with Rachel Kushner, a look at the current state of Civil Coping Mechanisms, and more.
Morning Bites: Dash Shaw’s Latest, Larry David, “The Rite of Spring” Visualized, Inside Mellow Pages, and More
Looking at New World, the latest graphic novel from Dash Shaw. “But so often when novelists try to do a scene that deals with the art world, if they get the smallest thing wrong, the whole thing––the whole ship sinks. You have to know the codes.” Rachel Kushner talked with The Believer. Hitchhiking with Larry David. Joshuah Bearman: interviewed by The Rumpus. Talking with the folks behind the community library and reading room known as Mellow Pages. Someone made a visual version […]