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.
Afternoon Bites: Hilary Leichter, Amina Cain Interviewed, Gayle Brandeis, John Langan’s Recommendations, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Hilary Leichter’s new novel, an interview with Amina Cain, and more.
Morning Bites: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Alexander Chee on Writing, Amina Cain, Translating Peter Stamm, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo and Helen Phillips, Alexander Chee on the craft of writing, and more.
Weekend Bites: Binyavanga Wainaina Remembered, Peter Kispert, Amina Cain’s Playlist, Michael Zapata, and More
In our weekend reading: a remembrance of Binyavanga Wainaina, a playlist from Amina Cain, and more.
Morning Bites: Brandon Taylor, Silvina Ocampo Revisited, Amina Cain, David Lynch’s “Dune” Adaptation, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Brandon Taylor and Amina Cain, thoughts on a book by Silvina Ocampo, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s February 2020 Book Preview
With the arrival of February, it feels like 2020 is getting into high gear, for better or for worse. A cursory glance at the month’s most anticipated new books could best be described as eclectic: there are experimental and transgressive works here, along with career-spanning tomes and thematically ambitious works of fiction. If this is a harbinger of what the rest of the (literary) year looks like, it’s a good omen.
Morning Bites: Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Bud Smith Nonfiction, Garth Greenwell Interviewed, Amina Cain, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Kali Fajardo-Anstine and Garth Greenwell, Simon Reynolds on ambient music, and more.