Due out next month from Outpost19, the new anthology A Book of Uncommon Prayer finds dozens of writers revisiting the invocation. The book was edited by Matthew Vollmer, and features contributions from the likes of Leslie Jamison, Gabriel Blackwell, Scott Cheshire, Courtney Maum, Benjamin Samuel, Robert Lopez, and Catherine Lacey. And there’s a trailer for it, featuring music by Alicia Jo Rabins, which you can watch below.
Afternoon Bites: “Geek Love” at 25, Jem Cohen Profiled, Sarah Manguso, Catherine Lacey and Leslie Jamison Converse, and More
In our afternoon reading: Leslie Jamison and Catherine Lacey in conversation, a new issue of Storychord, Joseph Riippi on Sarah Manguso, “Geek Love” at 25, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Renata Adler Interviewed, Lauren Groff’s Next Book, Sarah Manguso, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Renata Adler, Fred Thomas, and Sarah Manguso; a preview of Lauren Groff’s next novel; Rick Perlstein on intellectuals’ ideological shifts; La Luz’s next album; and more.
Afternoon Bites: Zadie Smith on Key and Peele, Sufjan Stevens Interviewed, New Cesar Aira Fiction, Natalie Eilbert, and More
In our afternoon reading: Zadie Smith on Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele; thoughts on books by Natalie Eilbert, Andrew Worthington, and Diane Cook; new Cesar Aira fiction; a Sufjan Stevens interview; and more.
Weekend Bites: Catherine Lacey Interviewed, Teju Cole on Wangechi Mutu, NY Art Book Fair, Hiss Golden Messenger, and More
Talking with Catherine Lacey, Teju Cole on art, thoughts on the new album from Hiss Golden Messenger, anticipating the film of Inherent Vice, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Scott Cheshire on Plotlessness, Patricia Lockwood Interviewed, “A Young Doctor’s Notebook,” Books About Space, and More
New writing from Scott Cheshire, interviews with Patricia Lockwood and Catherine Lacey, new music from Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa, books about space, and much more.
Morning Bites: Celeste Ng, Catherine Lacey Reviewed, Melissa Broder on Twitter, Poetry from Tommy Pico, and More
Alexander Chee on the new book from Celeste Ng, writers on moving from short stories to novels, an excerpt from Tommy Pico, an interview with David Connerley Nahm, and more,
Weekend Bites: New Catherine Lacey Essay, Jonathan Lethem & Patti Smith, Farley Mowat in Newfoundland, Michael J. Seidlinger’s Playlist, and More
A fantastic new essay from Catherine Lacey, thoughts on the legacies of Ellen Willis and Farley Mowat, a playlist from Michael J. Seidlinger, Jonathan Lethem and Patti Smith in conversation, and more for your weekend reading.