
In our weekend reading: talking books with Xochitl Gonzalez, revisiting the work of Todd Grimson, and more.

In our weekend reading: talking books with Xochitl Gonzalez, revisiting the work of Todd Grimson, and more.

Until earlier this year, the only novel I’d read by the late Todd Grimson was Brand New Cherry Flavor. That book was an absolute headrush, one part bizarre tale of the supernatural, one part cutting Hollywood satire. It was adapted for the small screen a few years ago by Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion; Antosca had long been an advocate for the book, and for Grimson’s work in general. And now there’s a stylish new edition of another one of Grimson’s novels out in the world: Stainless. This is also a story of the uncanny intersecting southern California; it’s also not what you might expect.

In our afternoon reading: thoughts on novels by Quan Barry and Todd Grimson, public transit reading rooms, and more.

In our weekend reading: thoughts on Grady Hendrix’s new book, new music from Anna Meredith, and more.
The generally kickass witer Charles Yu made a recent appearance on the Bat Segundo Show. Greenpoint’s excellent WORD is holding a holiday open house this weekend. And if you’d like them to handsell you some books… Also in news of northern Brooklyn bookstores we love: Jon Reiss profiles the fine people of Book Thug Nation. Brian Wood on his experiences with the digital world as a comics creator. (If you’ve read and enjoyed The Dewey Decimal System or Zone One […]
“We overlap more than we know with others; we share landscapes and sometimes friends, without knowing it. I like that idea.” Elissa Schappell, author of Blueprints for Building Better Girls and co-founder of Tim House, is interviewed by Jami Attenberg at eMusic. Hey, it’s the National Book Award finalists. We have some reading to do. “…Brand New Cherry Flavor was my favorite. It’s the novel that, out of anything I’ve ever read, most closely mirrors the rhythm and logic of nightmares.” Nick Antosca on the […]