In our weekend reading: an interview with Claudia Rankine, Sari Botton and Alexander Chee talk New York, an essay from Valeria Luiselli, year-in-music thoughts from Zachary Lipez, and more.
Alexander Chee on Penelope Fitzgerald, writers on revisiting their own work, notes on Stevie Wonder at MSG, and more.
In our weekend reading: new nonfiction from Chris Kraus and Alexander Chee, a look at the short films of David Lynch, thoughts on literary inspiration, New Zealand pop, and more.
In our Monday morning reading: an excerpt from Denis Johnson’s new book, Alexander Chee on gender and reading, thoughts on Nell Zink’s debut and the new album from Iceage, and more.
Thoughts on new fiction from Meg Wolitzer and a new album from Ex Hex, short stories from some excellent NYC-based writers, Elif Batuman on marriage and Gone Girl, and more.
Revisiting a feminist punk classic, new writing from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee and Maud Newton discuss genealogy, Megan Abbott on Twin Peaks, and more.
Alexander Chee on the work of Mavis Gallant, notes on Wolf in White Van, interviews with Justin Taylor and Owen Pallett, an excerpt of Nicholas Rombes’s forthcoming novel, a prize for second novels, and more.
Alexander Chee on the new book from Celeste Ng, writers on moving from short stories to novels, an excerpt from Tommy Pico, an interview with David Connerley Nahm, and more,