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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A look at NYC subway maps, a William Basinski album gets reissued, interviews with Cristina Henríquez and Carl Wilson, and more.
In our morning reading: Patrick Leigh Fermor, Carl Wilson on the reissued Let’s Talk About Love, a discussion of realism in fiction, and more,