A playlist from Tiphanie Yanique, new writing from Roxane Gay and Matt Dojny, notes on cities and anxiety, Matt Bell and Brian Evenson discuss craft, and much more.
Catherine Lacey‘s novel Nobody is Ever Missing is one of the best books I’ve read so far this year. It’s the story of a woman named Elyria who abandons her life in New York to travel through New Zealand. Through flashbacks, Lacey slowly reveals the milieu that Elyria left behind, including a marriage with a very unnerving origin. Through a blend of momentum and abrupt narrative shifts, Lacey keeps things unpredictable; equally impressive is how Lacey handles the passage of time, […]
Thoughts on Frank O’Hara, Emily Gould on karaoke, an interview with Catherine Lacey, new projects afoot from Shellac and Jon Freeman, and more.
A rave review for Catherine Lacey’s debut novel, thoughts on the new album from Total Control, Edan Lepucki and Julia Fierro in conversation, and more.
Thoughts on the new edition of Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl, an interview with Jen Doll, Courtney Maum on Catherine Lacey’s debut novel, why Borges hated soccer, and more.
Thoughts on the new novel from Stacey D’Erasmo, interviewed with Geoff Dyer and Jen Doll and Catherine Lacey, new writing from Alexander Chee and Madeline McDowell, and more.
Notes from John Darnielle’s recent reading at Housing Works, Kiese Laymon interviews the director of Freedom Summer, a look at Orbit Books’ cover artwork, and more.