In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Isle McElroy and Justin Torres, an interview with Dan Sinykin, and more.
Morning Bites: Sadie Hartmann on Horror, Inside “Question Mark, Ohio,” Literary Blurbs, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Sadie Hartmann, exploring the world of book blurbs, and more.
“A Series of Escalating Dares”: Dan Sinker and Joe Meno on Their New Collaboration “Question Mark, Ohio”
I’ve long followed the work of both Joe Meno and Dan Sinker — the former via his numerous books, the latter via his work as a writer and editor. So when an email showed up in my inbox with the news that Meno and Sinker were collaborating on a new project, Question Mark, Ohio, I was intrigued. The project, a serialized narrative about an Ohio town where objects are mysteriously disappearing, kicks off today on Instagram, with further updates taking place beginning on April 25 on the town’s website. I spoke with Meno and Sinker about the project’s genesis, their collaboration, and the art of the narrative.
Morning Bites: Lincoln Michel Interviewed, John Darnielle on Books, Tamsyn Muir on Trilogies, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Lincoln Michel and Tamsyn Muir, the world of cartoon influencers, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Esmé Weijun Wang, Bluestockings Returns, Matsuda Aoko, Lauren Camp Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Esmé Weijun Wang, Bluestockings returns, and more.
Morning Bites: Rumaan Alam, War Literature, Charlie Jane Anders, Thou’s Nirvana Covers, and More
In our morning reading: a Rumaan Alam book coming to the big screen, Charlie Jane Anders on storytelling, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Replacements Biography, Camille Perri, Katherine Towler, Rachel Cantor Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: delving into the history of the Replacements, interviews with Rachel Cantor and Camille Perri, and more.
Morning Bites: Rick Moody’s Crazy Rhythms, IKEA killing books, presidential libraries, and more
Rick Moody talks about The Feelies at The Rumpus. Little known fact: sometime in the Middle Ages, a blind prophet said that in 2011, the redesigning of cheap IKEA bookshelves would signal the end of books. Dan Sinker (@MayorEmanuel, Punk Planet) does Twitter fiction for Huffington Post Books. The Paris Review talks to Ishmael Reed about Juice!, his first novel in over fifteen years (on the always wonderful Dalkey Archives). Going to Germany to buy books. The Reagan and Nixon […]