Earlier this summer some friends invited me to see Converge and Neurosis play Boston. I demurred, because I knew what I’d be getting myself into. Granted, the friends included a guy I hadn’t been to a show with for years – it would have been nice to hang. But I remembered going to see a pre-allegations Swans show in Providence a few years back. Yes, it was heavy, intense, unbelievably brutal and crushing, all those adjectives that get attached to […]
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s September 2017 Book Preview
What does the month of September have in store, as far as books are concerned? A whole lot of intriguing short fiction, for one thing–everything from meticulously-arranged tales of the uncanny to stylistically bold explorations of society. There’s also intriguing new works from some of our favorite writers, from an experimentally-structured work by John Haskell to a collection of lectures by Toni Morrison. As summer segues into fall, here are some book that might help ease you in to sweater […]
Afternoon Bites: Teju Cole, Nina McConigley on Fiction, Percival Everett’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Teju Cole’s new book, Nina McConigley talks fiction, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: J. D. Wilkes, Colin Dickey on Ruins, Future Islands, D. Foy’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on J. D. Wilkes’s novel, nonfiction by Colin Dickey, and much more.
Morning Bites: Octavia E. Butler’s Legacy, Karan Mahajan, D. Foy’s Poetry, The Creation, and More
In our morning reading: the legacy of Octavia E. Butler, new writing from Karan Mahajan and D. Foy, and more.
Afternoon Bites: George Saunders’s Novel, Small Press Preview, D. Foy’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of new novels by George Sanders and D. Foy, a small press preview for 2017, and more.
Afternoon Bites: D. Foy on Tattoos, Alice Coltrane’s Legacy, Meredith Alling, Priests’ Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: talking tattoos with D. Foy, Meredith Alling on writing her collection, new music from Priests, and more.
A Year of Favorites: Tobias Carroll
I always get something wrong in these. There’s generally one book that I utterly forget to include, remember two days later, and curse myself for leaving out. And this year, I’m throwing in some thoughts on music, so that should offer even more opportunities for retrospective regret. I’m getting in just under the wire with this one, yes indeed.