In our weekend reading: an interview with Jackie Ess, Hilton Als revisits “Speedboat,” and more.
Afternoon Bites: D. Harlan Wilson Fiction, Joan Didion’s Essays, Michaelangelo Matos on Music History, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing by D. Harlan Wilson, revisiting Joan Didion’s essays, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s November 2020 Book Preview
Our November book preview includes California travelogues, a thriller that hearkens back to the 1990s, folk horror, and a reconsideration of “Dawson’s Creek.”
Morning Bites: Gabrielle Bell, Escapist Lit, D. Harlan Wilson, Kristine Ong Muslim Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: new comics by Gabrielle Bell, an interview with D. Harlan Wilson, and more.
Morning Bites: Paule Marshall Revisited, Helen Phillips, D. Harlan Wilson Interviewed, Carmen Maria Machado, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Paule Marshall and Carmen Maria Machado, an interview with Helen Phillips, and more.
D. Harlan Wilson on the Literary Afterlife of Daniel Paul Schreber
The Psychotic Dr. Schreber, the latest book from D. Harlan Wilson, is a nearly indescribable blend of unsettling fiction, historical rumination, and cultural criticism. It’s also an utterly gripping literary work, one that takes bold risks and makes incredible use of an unconventional structure. In revisiting the life of a man best-known for Sigmund Freud’s writing on his case, Wilson details the ways in which Schreber remains relevant today — and traces the way he’s left his mark on everything from medical history to popular culture. I talked with Wilson about the genesis of the book and its unexpected scope via email.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s September 2019 Book Preview
And lo, we’re in September. Nominally, the weather should start to get cooler; by month’s end, we might just see the first glimmerings of the coziness that autumn brings. What are we looking forward to reading this month? A whole array of books, from new works by old favorites to long-awaited debuts. There’s a lot to look forward to here; what follows is a look at some of the books we’re most excited about.
The Academic Novel Turns Surreal: A Review of D. Harlan Wilson’s “Primordial: An Abstraction”
Primordial by D. Harlan Wilson Anti-Oedipus Press One of the rarest, and by far most enjoyable, literary occurrences is picking up a new book by a writer whose work you like and realizing the narrative is precisely the one you’ve always wanted that author to write. D. Harlan Wilson’s Primordial afforded me that unusual pleasure. I’ve been a fan of Wilson’s writing for a few years. With each new book, he stands at the edge of strange fiction and then […]