In our morning reading: interviews with Kevin Maloney and Jean Kyoung Frazier, thoughts on Paul Auster’s new book, and more.
Weekend Bites: Eduardo Halfon Interviewed, Megan Giddings’s Novel, Amina Cain’s Playlist, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Eduardo Halfon and Fatima Ashgar, a playlist from Amina Cain, and more.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn’s October 2022 Book Preview
We’re going to go with “esoteric” as our lead description of October’s literary offerings. From transformative poetry to literary history to innovative fiction, we have a number of bases covered here. The weather might be taking a turn for the autumnal, but these ten books are worthy reading in all seasons.
Morning Bites: Wayétu Moore Interviewed, Daisy Johnson, Ken Liu Nonfiction, Mieko Kawakami, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Wayétu Moore and Daisy Johnson, thoughts on Amina Cain’s latest novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Evan Caminiti, Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, Windy & Carl, Elizabeth Kadetsky Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on the music of Evan Caminiti and Windy & Carl, interviews with Elizabeth Kadetsky and Amina Cain, and more.
Morning Bites: Emily Nemens, Whiting Award Winners, Chris Ware Revisited, Brandon Taylor, Cameron Esposito’s Playlist, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Emily Nemens, the winners of this year’s Whiting Awards, and more.
Weekend Bites: Brandon Taylor Interviewed, Sean Michaels, Amina Cain and Patty Yumi Cottrell, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Brandon Taylor and Sean Michaels, thoughts on how best to support musicians, and more.
Literary Hauntings and Nameless Cities: An Interview With Amina Cain
The last time I talked with Amina Cain it was 2013 and the subject was her book Creature. Now, Cain has returned with a new book, Indelicacy — a novel about a woman’s artistic awakening amidst questions of art, intimacy, and class. It’s a difficult book to describe, because so much of its power stems from the manner in which Cain tells it story: what she keeps in, what she leaves out, and how she transforms the familiar into something almost fantastical. I talked with Cain about her new book and how she created it earlier this month.