In our morning reading: a look at the work of Cynthia Ozick, an interview with Neil Gaiman, new writing from Jen Doll, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Eileen Myles’s Influence, Emily St. John Mandel, Margaret Eby Nonfiction, J Dilla’s Legacy, and More
In our afternoon reading: the influence of Eileen Myles, new writing from Emily St. John Mandel, an interview with Danielle Dutton, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Eileen Myles, Idra Novey Interviewed, “Margaret the First” Reviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: Eileen Myles on a host of topics, PIlot Viruet on wrestling, an interview with Idra Novey, and more.
Morning Bites: Victor LaValle, Danielle Dutton Interviewed, Daniel Clowes’s Latest, Robert Walser, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Victor LaValle and Danielle Dutton, thoughts on books by Daniel Clowes and Robert Walser, and more.
Morning Bites: Danielle Dutton, “An Untamed State” on Film, Surreal Classics, Kevin Maloney Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: new writing from Danielle Dutton and Kevin Maloney, a film adaptation of a Roxane Gay novel, and more.
Morning Bites: National Book Critics Circle Award Winners, Darryl Pinckney and Zadie Smith, and More
In our morning reading: the National Book Critics Circle Award winners, an interview with Danielle Dutton, crafting a video game inspired by Hamlet, and more.
Morning Bites: Janice Lee, Laurie Penny Fiction, Sofia Samatar on Influences, Danielle Dutton’s Playlist, and More
In our morning reading: new writing from Janice Lee and Laurie Penny; interviews with Sofia Samatar, Josh Gondelman, and Michael J. Seidlinger; and much more.
The Great Historical Novel Boom?
I keep this running tab of favorite books of the year on my laptop, which I assume I’ll share at some point in the future, probably in early December when people say they’re sick of lists that document the best books of the year, but they read them anyway. I won’t give too much away, but I’ll say that early on in this year, memoirs and short story collections are really dominating, and I haven’t been that into novels. I […]