In our weekend reading: new writing by Saeed Jones, excerpts from books by Jean Kyoung Frazier and Joe Meno, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Maryse Condé, Valeria Luiselli Interviewed, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Readman’s Playlist, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Maryse Condé, an interview with Valeria Luiselli, and much more.
“I Write With the Literal in Mind”: An Interview With Angela Readman
Readers who enjoy the juxtaposition of the everyday and the surreal will find much to enjoy in Angela Readman’s collection Don’t Try This At Home. There’s a woman who repeatedly bisects her paramour, creating a series of doubles of him, some of which follow wildly disparate paths in life; there’s a women who begins to become Elvis; there are jackalopes. Readman’s unpredictable, bittersweet stories can haunt and delight in equal measure. I spoke with her via email to learn more […]