In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Sara Levine and Helen Garner, an unexpected cult film is born, and more.
Morning Bites: Sara Levine’s Latest, Helen Garner’s Stories, Kim Fu’s Playlist, and More
Morning Bites: Sara Levine on “The Hitch,” Nicholas Royle’s Latest, Lori Rader-Day on Writing, and More
In our morning reading: Sara Levine on writing, the ins and outs of reading series, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Luc Sante’s Latest, New Sara Levine Fiction, Michael W. Clune, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Luc Sante’s forthcoming book, new fiction from Sara Levine, a Michael W. Clune-inspired video game, and more.
Morning Bites: Chabon cover, Columbia College lays off fiction, “Animal Farm” hope, Israeli author protection program, and more
That’s the Stax Records/60s bubblegum/Soul Train inspired cover of Michael Chabon’s forthcoming Telegraph Avenue. (Via Sarah Weinman’s Twitter) While you’re at AWP in Chicago, you should stop by Columbia College and see why they’re laying off the Chair of the Fiction Writing Department. Seems worth checking out. Your Longread suggestion of the day is at The Atlantic: “How ‘Animal Farm’ Gave Hope to Stalin’s Refugees.” Then move on to this Los Angeles Review of Books essay on Bruno Schulz. They’re […]
Morning Bites: John Jeremiah Sullivan fever, Ben Marcus on Other People, Tinseltown rare book nerds, and more
The Los Angeles Review of Books talks about John Jeremiah Sullivan’s Pulphead, and then has a conversation with the author. If you can’t get enough of Mr. Sullivan (like we can’t), he wrote about Ireland for the New York Times Magazine. Rare book collectors of the Hollywood elite. The Other People podcast talks to Ben Marcus. If you like Portlandia, you’ll just love Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine. On Henry Rollins. Stories about beer and the environment are always important. Follow […]
Afternoon Bites: Book art, Dusted and Fluxblog turn ten, Joyland on Greenpoint, and more
An afternoon roundup of links for February 3, 2012.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn presents a lot of stuff between February and April
Between now and when the flowers start growing, the trees beging greening, and the animals start mating, we’ve got a bunch of events going on. There will be a few more announced coming up, but in the meantime, we figured we should mention these. Also, as usual, all events are free.
Morning Bites: Ezra Pound’s gross legacy, Pazz & Jop, Downton rocks, protest SOPA, Gertrude Stein gets new editions, and more
Ezra Pound’s daughter wants to take the poet’s legacy away from fascists. Google, Wikipedia, and other websites protest SOPA. The 39th annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll is out, and two Vol. 1 editors voted: Jason Diamond and Tobias Carroll. “Alice B. Toklas baked for her.” – Rosamond Bernier has led a sweet life. NPR discusses her new memoir, Some Of My Lives. Speaking of Alice B. Toklas: Gertrude Stein gets the Yale treatment. Sara Levine talks to Chicago Magazine about Treasure […]