Jarvis Cocker reads from a picture book for children. Steve Almond talks to Chloe Caldwell at The Rumpus. Emma Straub on the awesomeness that is powering through a television series. That time Studs Terkel talked to Dorothy Parker. It seems that the Devil still wears Prada. Our own Jason Diamond tells the story of Nudie Cohn. Cohn was the tailor behind the rhinestone covered suits for iconic musicians from Hank Williams to Gram Parsons. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and […]
Morning Bites: Fred Perry’s Birthday, Bad Habits, Steinbeck’s Letters, and More
Happy birthday to Fred Perry. Lynne Tillman, Adam Levin, Chloe Caldwell, Darin Strauss, and other writers tell Tin House about bad habits. Dick Gordon at Salon on the genius of Studs Terkel. “Solitude is a problem for writers generally, who spend so much time alone rehearsing a form of ideal communication.” – Emily Cooke at The New Inquiry. Steinbeck writing letters in 1962. Rosie Schaap on Donna Summer. Berenstain Bears talking points. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Afternoon Bites: Conversing With Cheryl Strayed, Breece D’J Pancake, New Nick Harkaway, And More
Nick Harkaway’s The Blind Giant is out today in the UK. Gina Frangello talks to Cheryl Strayed at Bookslut. Sasha Frere-Jones on the twentieth anniversary of Pavement’s Slanted & Enchanted. Anna Pulley on Chloe Caldwell’s Legs Get Led Astray. Dan Wickett looks at the work of Breece D’J Pancake for Short Story Month. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Morning Bites: T.M. Wolf Reviewed, Levine’s Last, Sarah Manguso, Animal Collective, and More
Philip Levine give his last lecture as poet laureate. Sarah Manguso talks to The Rumpus. Chloe Caldwell talks to Brad Listi on the Other People podcast. Maura Johnston reviews T.M. Wolf’s Sound. Two new Animal Collective songs. Hillary isn’t running in 2016. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Afternoon Bites: Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” Adaptation, Jaded Punk Hulk Chats With Brian Fallon, Chloe Caldwell On Tori Amos, And More
“I didn’t know what “Crucify yourself” or “Crucify myself” meant or what “Hanging with the raisin girls” meant but I think as a teenager it’s good to listen to and read stuff that you don’t fully grasp. I think teenagers crave that. I still do it.” Chloe Caldwell writes about Tori Amos for The Rumpus. The Low Times brings together Jaded Punk Hulk and Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon. Extra points for the Red Bank backdrop. If you’d like to see a […]
Tonight: Chloe Caldwell In Brooklyn
As a reminder, tonight we’ll be hosting the release party for Legs Get Led Astray, Chloe Caldwell’s debut collection of essays. It’ll be taking place at Book Thug Nation, 100 N. 3rd Street in Brooklyn. Also reading: Adam Wilson, Sean H. Doyle, and Zachary Lipez. After the readings have concluded, we’ll be moving the party a few blocks away, to Banter (132 Havemeyer Street, at South 1st). You can RSVP for it here.
Morning Bites: Serge’s Birthday, Capote: Fashion Icon, Amy Hempel, Smart DNA, Chloe Caldwell, and More
Serge Gainsbourg was born on this day in 1928. Please feel free to do something scummy in his honor. Truman Capote the style icon. That time Amy Hempel talked to The Paris Review in 2003… Emily Temple at Flavorwire gives visual examples of Meg Wolitzer’s New York Times, “On the Rules of Literary Fiction for Men and Women.” Chloe Caldwell interviews herself at The Nervous Breakdown. Do you think your child has the right DNA to get into preschool? The 4th […]
An Excerpt From Chloe Caldwell’s LEGS GET LED ASTRAY
We really like Chloe Caldwell. We like her so much that on April 19th, we’re throwing her a party for the release of her book, Legs Get Led Astray (pre-0rder at the Future Tense website) at BookThugNation. Adam Wilson, Sean Doyle, and Zachary Lipez will all be reading, and there is a pretty good chance she won’t be reading the excerpt we’re debuting here.