David Peace – Vol. 1 Brooklyn

Remember autumn? Remember the existence of a season not characterized by overwhelming heat and humidity? We’ve heard whispers that such a season might be on the way, and that signs of it might even be visible this month. Consequently, we have some reading recommendations for the coming month, from new editions of vital speculative fiction to experimental prose to works that explore human relationships. Here’s a look at some books that might be just the thing to read outdoors as […]

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Afternoon Bites: William Basinski and Lawrence English, New Prize in Literature, Tessa Hadley on John Updike’s Fiction, and More

September 3, 2018 No Comments

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In our afternoon reading: news of new music from William Basinski and Lawrence English, an excerpt from David Peace’s new novel, and much more.

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Morning Bites: Samuel R. Delany, Elle Nash Nonfiction, Philip K. Dick Award, and More

April 2, 2018 No Comments

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In our morning reading: revisiting a classic by Samuel R. Delany, new essays by Rahawa Haile and Elle Nash, David Mitchell and David Peace in conversation, and more.

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Dennie Wendt on Soccer, the 1970s, and Writing “Hooper’s Revolution”

May 2, 2017 No Comments

American soccer in the 1970s was a strange time for the sport. Maybe you’ve seen the documentary Once in a Lifetime, or read David Wangerin’s comprehensive Soccer in a Football World. There was a brief moment when some of soccer’s biggest stars converged on the nascent NASL, and expansion teams popped up around the country. Dennie Wendt’s new novel Hooper’s Revolution is set in a fictionalized version of that scene: protagonist Danny Hooper arrived in the United States to play […]

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