In our morning reading: a report from a Catherine Lacey book event, indie booksellers’ book recommendations, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting Charles Portis, Stephanie Burt’s Poetry, Jennifer Maritza McCauley’s Playlist, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting the work of Charles Portis, thoughts on Stephanie Burt’s new collection, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Peter Straub, Al Jaffee, “The Speed Chronicles,” and more
Michaelangelo Matos on the Joseph Mattson-edited anthology The Speed Chronicles, out now from Akashic. Al Jaffee’s Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: live. Charles Yu on 1Q84: “The novel is strongest when it sticks to its most powerful idea, the one implied by its title: the world as a kind of question.” We are very jealous of Peter Straub’s record collection. Some very good points made w/r/t Amazon, from Bookavore. Edward Champion reports from Toronto. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and […]
Weekend Bites: 21st Century Sherlock, Paul Auster Reviewed, Franco as Bruce Nauman and More
At The Daily Beast: The 21st Century Sherlock on Masterpiece Mystery. At The New York Times: The Paris Review opens up it’s archives. At Telegraph: Paul Auster’s Sunset park is reviewed: “While there are moments of intensity, beauty even, these are fleeting, bright flashes, like silver fish in a grey and weltering sea.” At Flavorwire: Citing that James Franco’s “Cultural Ubiquity Tour must roll on,” a video of the actor, writer, student in sixteen MFA programs, as Bruce Nauman. At […]