In our morning reading: an interview with Sam Lipsyte, new writing by Rax King, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Art Spiegelman Interviewed, Kathryn Schulz’s Memoir, Christine Angot’s Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Art Spiegelman and Tessa Hadley, thoughts on Sarah Hall’s new novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Art Spiegelman’s Trading Cards, Joe Strummer’s Screening, Bill Fox’s Playlist, And More
“If you are good, and patient, you will eventually have a career. This is a categorical truth. Being a novelist and being a Hollywood screenwriter are both, statistically speaking, spectacularly unlikely, and yet half the contacts in my phone are either one or the other.” Alina Simone chats with Brian McGreevy at The Rumpus. (We reviewed his novel Hemlock Grove in March.) Art Spiegelman discusses his role in the creation of Garbage Pail Kids trading cards. Bill Fox talks about his current […]
The Week in Reviews: DeLillo moments, Alan Hollinghurst’s sympathy, Spiegelman’s trauma, and more
A weekly appreciation for the art of the review.
Morning Bites: Emily Books, lit mag names, Civil War stuffs, Klosterman, and more
Emily Gould’s indie bookstore/bookclub/pretty awesome idea, Emily Books, is up and running. Judging lit mags by their names. The trailer for Art Spiegelman’s MetaMaus. CNN talks to Chuck Klosterman. The always great Around the Mall blog continues their reports on exhibits from around the Smithsonian on artifacts from the Civil War. This time around they tackle The Washington Eight. Who needs Radiohead when you can get Jeff Mangum to play Occupy Wall Street?
Morning Bites: Murakami excerpt, Rudy Wurlitzer, Maus, John Locke, Wild Flag, tennis, and more
The first post-Irene bites includes an excerpt, the Wild Flag album, John Locke’s birthday, some tennis stuff, and much more.