Meryl Streep, Margaret Thatcher, and Madness (the band) in one trailer. Here’s a total shocker for you: A Fox News host wrote a book and it’s riddled with factual errors. The libraries of Junot Díaz, James Wood, Gary Shteyngart, and others. Is there a problem with short stories? Josh Spilker thinks there might be, and he discusses it at Impose. (Hint: Yelp) If you’re looking for the rules of an honorable nightcap, look no further. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and […]
Television for writers
Posted by Jason Diamond Over at Jewcy (which I edit. I figured I should mention that), Jesse Fox makes the point that 4% of Community’s 3.84 million viewers are comedy writers, and has the piecharts to back up his claims.
Morning Bites: Vonnegut’s birthday, seeking out haters, Alex Ross on music writing, end of CDs, and more
Kurt Vonnegut was born on this day in 1922. John Warner, author of The Funny Man, seeks out a reviewer that really hated his book. Electric Literature is a “literary magazine for the YouTube generation.” Don’t forget EL is co-hosting a reading on Monday with Jim Shepard, Colson Whitehead, Ben Greenman, Matt Sumell and Steve Edwards at Franklin Park on Monday the 14th. Sophie Rosenblum on what inspires her to write. Alex Ross talks writing about music. The end of CDs […]
Morning Bites: Franzen talks HBO, Bob Powers, Tony Iommi in Greenpoint, R. Kelly, and more
We’d like to congratulate our friend Bob Powers (above) for getting his book The Werewolf’s Guide to Life mentioned in a Gawker post titled “Satanic Sex Ritual Threesome Not as Awesome as It Sounds.” Jonathan Franzen talks The Corrections on HBO, and Edith Wharton with Vulture. Stephen King is donating $70,000 to help keep low-income Maine residents warm this winter. On Megan Boyle’s Selected Unpublished Blog Posts of a Mexican Panda Express Employee. Just a heavy metal legend hanging out in Greenpoint, signing copies of his […]
I’m OK with the new Guided by Voices song
Posted by Jason Diamond The weird thing about Guided By Voices is that they never really started sucking at any point. The problem was Robert Pollard’s knack for writing a dozen songs a day, and his lack of a crap barometer. Eventually that probably wore them down, and resulted in very sub-par work, but really, I can’t fault the guy for trying. Especially because the good stuff GBV put out (especially their 90s output) is without challenge. So yes, I’m quite […]
Up-and-coming YA author to get $482,000 advance
Posted by Jason Diamond There will be a bidding war over a manuscript written by 14-year-old Charlotte Brontë in London on December 15th. The article originally appeared in an indie lit. journal, and is “a tale of murder and madness set in the imaginary world of Glass Town.” Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr.
Morning Bites: Q.R. Markham, the Beefheart candidate, Chad Harbach’s energy bars, Wodehouse letters, and more
Want to know more about the Q.R. Markham (above) plagiarism scandal? Edward Champion is your one stop shop. Neal Pollack talks to Fictionaut. Chad Harbach cooks with Emily Gould. An excerpt from Will Hermes’ book Love Goes To Buildings On Fire at Rolling Stone. Letters from PG Wodehouse. Jon Huntsman: Republican presidential candidate and big Captain Beefheart fan. Revisiting the lost spirit of journalism from 1940. Used tools in the heart of Maine. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr.
Wounded Lion isn’t into the occult
Posted by Jason Diamond The Los Angeles band Wounded Lion sound like descendants of both angsty proto and post art punk legends like the Electric Eels or Urinals, and also share a drummer with Thee Oh Sees.