In our morning reading: Carl Wilson on Elvis Costello’s memoir, literary advice from Lincoln Michel, Michaelangelo Matos on Bob Dylan, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kamasi Washington, Carl Wilson on Brian Wilson, Mat Johnson Interviewed, Harry Dean Stanton Festival, and More
In our afternoon reading: checking in with Kamasi Washington and Mat Johnson, Carl Wilson on the works of Brian Wilson, a festival dedicated to Harry Dean Stanton, and more.
Afternoon Bites: A Kelly Link Primer, Drake and Canada, Sean H. Doyle Book Trailer, Jo Walton, Lead Belly Retrospective, and More
In our afternoon reading: notes on the stories of Kelly Link and the novels of Jo Walton, Ann Powers on transgression and pop music, Carl Wilson on Drake and Canada, the new issue of Guernica, and more.
Morning Bites: Ex Hex’s Album, Gillian Flynn’s Influences, Chloe Caldwell Interviewed, Greil Marcus’s Latest, and More
Maura Johnston on Ex Hex, Stephin Merritt on two-letter words, an interview with Chloe Caldwell, Gillian Flynn on her influences, a look at Greil Marcus’s new book, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Hari Kunzru on Ben Lerner, Emily St. John Mandel, IKEA Horror Fiction, Carl Wilson on Ty Segall, and More
Ben Lerner’s latest is reviewed by Hari Kunzru, talking dystopia with Emily St. John Mandel, the musical influence of Scott Miller, Elizabeth Ellen interviews Aaron Burch, and more.
Morning Bites: Blake Butler on “High-Rise,” Roxane Gay Interviewed, Paul Pope, Subway History, and More
Blake Butler revisits a J.G. Ballard classic, interviews with Roxane Gay and Leigh Stein, tracking down history in the Times Square subway station, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Geoff Dyer, Returned Manuscripts, Stanley Crawford Interviewed, NYHC History, and More
A look at the works of Geoff Dyer, a look at NYHC history, interviews with Carl Wilson and Stanley Crawford, Ted Leo and Aimee Mann playing tv theme songs, and more.
Morning Bites: Believer Book Awards, Gabrielle Bell, Early Murakami, Mary Gaitskill on Culture, and More
The Believer has announced their book awards for the year, a J.D. Salinger film is coming, a look at Gabrielle Bell’s use of fiction and memoir in her comics, and more.