In our afternoon reading: new writing from Kaitlyn Greenidge and Ali Eteraz, thoughts on a Samuel R. Delany-inspired anthology, and more.
Morning Bites: Victor LaValle, Sarah Gerard Interviewed, Tracy O’Neill’s Latest, Enrique Vila-Matas, and More
In our morning reading: Victor LaValle on his research process, interviews with Sarah Gerard and This Heat, and more.
Morning Bites: Slaughterhouse 90210 on 2015, Aaron Gilbreath Nonfiction, Helen McClory, Springsteen Revisited, and More
In our morning reading: Slaughterhouse 90210 and Entropy look back at the year in books, new nonfiction from Aaron Gilbreath and Helen McClory, and more.
Morning Bites: Charles Yu Fiction, The Scofield Returns, Tanwi Nandini Islam, Carrie Brownstein’s Memoir, and More
In our morning reading: fiction from Charles Yu, interviews with Tanwi Nandini Islam and Oneohtrix Point Never, new nonfiction from Meredith Graves and Jason Diamond, and more.
Weekend Bites: Catskills History, Patti Smith, Discussing Barbara Comyns, Joanna Newsom’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: Jason Diamond on the history of the Catskills, an interview with Lincoln Michel, thoughts on Joanna Newsom’s latest, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Protomartyr’s Latest, Patti Smith’s New York, Rebecca Solnit Revisited, Matthew Salesses, and More
In our afternoon reading: multiple takes on Protomartyr’s new album, Caryn Rose on Patti Smith’s New York, Laura van den Berg interviews Matthew Salesses, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Michael Robbins, Writers’ Spaces, Richard Price Interviewed, Baseball Books, and More
In our afternoon reading: a new Michael Robbins essay; Caryn Rose recommends baseball books; interviews with Richard Price, Kevin Nguyen, and Sir Richard Bishop; the flipside of the vinyl boom; and more.
An Excerpt from Caryn Rose’s “A Whole New Ballgame”
Today, we’re pleased to present an excerpt from Caryn Rose’s new novel, A Whole New Ballgame, out now on Till Victory Press. As Rose writes regularly about baseball, the fact that her novel explores that world is not a surprise; it follows a summer in the life of Laurie Nicholson, a young woman whose travels take her across the country on a ballpark-centric road trip.