In our afternoon reading: interviews with Monique Roffey and David James Keaton, a review of Andriana Minou’s new collection, and more.
Six Ridiculous Questions: David James Keaton
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality and attain the higher consciousness we all crave. (Eh, not really, but it sounded good there for a minute.) It’s just. Who knows? The ridiculousness and question bits, I guess. Why six? Assonance, baby, assonance.
Morning Bites: Téa Obreht Interviewed, Kid Millions and Sarah Bernstein, J.G. Ballard On Film, Pizza and Horror, and More
In our morning reading: Ryan Chapman interviewed Téa Obreht, David James Keaton on pizza horror, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s August 2019 Book Preview
August brings with it hotter temperatures, a vision of a more humid life, and the slightest hint that fall might be on the way. August also brings with it a host of thought-provoking books, deftly-translated works from around the world, and imaginative fiction that riffs on contemporary concerns. Here’s a look at some of the books due out this month that have us most excited.
Afternoon Bites: Marissa Nadler’s Latest, “A People’s Future of the United States,” Anne-Marie Kinney’s Playlist, David James Keaton, and More
In our afternoon reading: a review of Marissa Nadler’s new album, new writing by Randa Jarrar and David James Keaton, and more.
Morning Bites: Jos Charles Interviewed, Dennis Cooper on Film, Katharine Kilalea, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Jos Charles and Katharine Kilalea, Dennis Cooper on filmmaking, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Noveller, Selena Chambers Interviewed, Madison Smartt Bell’s Playlist, Molasses Books, and More
In our afternoon reading: music recommendations from Noveller, interviews with Selena Chambers and David James Keaton, and more.
Multiplying Tattoos and Sinister Static: An Excerpt From David James Keaton’s “The Last Projector”
In The Last Projector, the new novel from David James Keaton, is an epic evocation of bygone decades and secret histories. In an interview with Monkeybicycle, Keaton noted that the novel “takes place in my fantasy version of the ‘80s, right around 1982-‘83 (sort of a post-modern riffing on what we think of it now), when Carpenter’s The Thing came out and was unfairly overshadowed by that freaky finger-banging, sugar junky E.T.” Patrick Wensink has compared Keaton’s novel to “Harry Crews’ […]