In our morning reading: interviews with Namwali Serpell and Wallace Shawn, notes on Prospect Park, and more.
Morning Bites: Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison, Wallace Shawn Interviewed, T Kira Madden’s Latest, and More
Morning Bites: Revisiting The Raincoats, Toni Morrison’s Legacy, Stephen Graham Jones Talks Horror, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting the lives of The Raincoats, an interview with Stephen Graham Jones, and more.
Morning Bites: “Wuthering Heights” on Screen, Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison, Revisiting Talk Talk, and More
In our morning reading: onscreen adaptations of “Wuthering Heights,” a Talk Talk album turns 40, and more.
Morning Bites: Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes Interviewed, Jonathan Gleason’s Essays, Agri Ismaïl on Research, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Jasmin ‘Ionani Hakes, Toni Morrison on Flannery O’Connor, and more.
Morning Bites: Monica Macansantos Interviewed, Ben Ratliff on Music, Laurie Woolever on Touring, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Monica Macansantos and Ben Ratliff, a tour recap from Laurie Woolever, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Toni Morrison on Stage, Gabino Igieslas on Crime Fiction, Frog Eyes’ Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: Toni Morrison’s foray into playwriting, an interview with Rebe Huntman, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Sarah Ghazal Ali on Poetry, Toni Morrison Revisited, Olivia Laing’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Sarah Ghazal Ali and B.R. Yeager, thoughts on Olivia Laing’s new book, and more.
John Freeman on the Perpetual Evolution of “Hit and Run”
It’s always daunting to talk with a writer who’s made a significant impact on you. Given that John Freeman’s How to Read a Novelist had a seismic effect on the way that I write about books, the opportunity to talk with Freeman about his new novella Hit and Run was both enticing and imposing. Thankfully, Freeman was a warm and engaging conversationalist, and I was happy to talk to him about this new book, which follows a character not unlike Freeman who witnesses a horrific incident and finds his life shifting in its aftermath.