In our weekend reading: talking books with Zahid Rafiq, new writing by Cari Luna, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Teju Cole, Cari Luna’s Fiction, John Domini, Claudia Rankine’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing by Teju Cole and Cari Luna, an interview with John Domini, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Mitchell S. Jackson Nonfiction, Morgan Jerkins, Damien Jurado’s Latest, Cari Luna, and More
In our afternoon reading: new nonfiction by Mitchell S. Jackson and Morgan Jerkins, exploring the music of Iceage, and more.
Morning Bites: Peter Rock Interviewed, Revisiting Tony Conrad, Paula Bomer, and More
In our morning reading: Cari Luna interviewed Peter Rock, checking in with Paula Bomer, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Cari Luna Nonfiction, Dischord Records Discussed, 5 Over 50, Jamie Iredell, and More
In our afternoon reading: nonfiction from Cari Luna, fiction from Jamie Iredell, an interview with Donald Ray Pollock, and more.
Morning Bites: Keith Morris Interviewed, Cari Luna on Seth Tobocman, Anna March Nonfiction, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Keith Morris, Cari Luna on a Seth Tobocman graphic novel, and more.
Squat The World! A Conversation With Stacy Wakefield
Stacy Wakefield’s debut novel, The Sunshine Crust Baking Factory, just out from Akashic Books, brings the reader deep inside New York’s mid-nineties squat scene. Her protagonist, a keenly observant young woman named Sid, arrives in New York City in 1995, at a time when the established squatting community is struggling to maintain a foothold in the face of overwhelming gentrification. Sid makes her way from the overcrowded, besieged squats of the Lower East Side to a Williamsburg that the brunch-eaters […]
Afternoon Bites: Mohsin Hamid, David Cronenberg Interviewed, Ben Lerner and Silence, Prince in the 1980s, and More
In our Monday afternoon reading: notes on books by Mohsin Hamid, Kathy Acker, and Ben Lerner; thoughts on listening to Prince in the 1980s; an interview with David Cronenberg; and more.