In our afternoon reading: revisiting a classic album from Patti Smith, an interview with Kate Zambreno, and much more.
Weekend Bites: Denis Johnson Tributes, Courtney Maum, China Miéville Interviewed, Philip Pullman, and More
In our weekend reading: tributes to Denis Johnson, an interview with Yahdon Israel, an excerpt from Courtney Maum’s new book, and more.
We’re taking a short break for the holiday. We’ll return on Monday.
Morning Bites: Denis Johnson Remembered, Literary Chicago, Gabrielle Bell Interviewed, Penguin Café, and More
In our morning reading: remembering the life and work of Denis Johnson, a look at literary Chicago, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Lorin Stein Talks Denis Johnson, 5 Under 35, Barbara Comyns Revisited, Anna von Hausswolff, and More
In our afternoon reading: revisiting Denis Johnson’s fiction, reviews of books by Natalie Eilbert and Molly Tanzer, and more.
Morning Bites: New Mount Eerie, Fiction and Comedy, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Sarah Gerard’s Latest, and More
New music from Mount Eerie, a look at what fiction can learn from comedy, new writing from Karl Ove Knausgaard and Meredith Graves, notes on Sarah Gerard’s new novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: “The Laughing Monsters,” Emily St. John Mandel, East Village Radio Returns, John Lurie Talk Show, and More
In our afternoon reading: notes on the new novel from Denis Johnson, an interview with Emily St. John Mandel, John Lurie has a talk show, a look at the current state of music journalism, and more.
On “Entertainments” and Denis Johnson’s “The Laughing Monsters”
Years ago, I went to Housing Works to see Jonathan Lethem and George Saunders in conversation. Among the topics up for discussion: the MacArthur Foundation’s genius grants, of which both had been recipients. Lethem brought up an interesting angle on this: namely, that felt that he had to tell them that he would be consciously going in a different direction with his work in the aftermath of The Fortress of Solitude. Specifically, he would be exploring different tones: The Fortress […]
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s November 2014 Books Preview
As the year turns the corner into November, the array of fantastic, challenging books available to read continues. Our picks for our most highly-anticipated books for the month include investigations of the art world and irreverent takes on literature; a novel of grief and the open road and a novel of families falling apart; the return of one of America’s greatest living authors and a collection of some of the best essays written in the last few decades. Alternately: it’s a particularly […]