March looks like a particularly promising month for new books. There are exciting literary debuts, the latest books from a host of writers we admire tremendously, incisive and format-defying works of prose, and a lot more. These are books that will leave you floored, will leave you impressed with what prose can do, that will take you to new places or shine a new light on places you thought you knew. Here’s a look at some of the titles that […]
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s January 2017 Book Preview
It’s a new year, and with that new year comes a host of new books. From fiction that might shed a light on ongoing political debates to incisive essays between the relationship between creativity and commerce, there’s something for nearly everyone on our list of books that have gotten our attention for this month. And it’s very likely that you’ll see some of these names pop up again on our anticipated books lists in the year to come–no less that four […]
Haunted by the Streets on the Cover of Duncan B. Barlow’s “The City, Awake”
We’ve been excited about Vol.1 Brooklyn contributor duncan b. barlow’s forthcoming novel The City, Awake ever since we heard that New Mexico’s Stalking Horse Press (the same publisher behind D. Foy’s terrific Patricide) would be releasing it in 2017.
Morning Bites: Marlon James’s Favorite Books, Jillian Keenan, Lauren Groff Fiction, Michael J. Seidlinger, and More
In our morning reading: Marlon James on his favorite books, new fiction from Lauren Groff and Duncan B. Barlow, and more.
A Year of Favorites: Duncan B. Barlow
Year end lists are always problematic for me. Sometimes the things that have the most impact on me, things that are new to me, can be a year or a century old. So, I find myself, pulling things off of my shelves and checking publication dates, cursing that they hadn’t been published within the year. I’ve attempted to force myself into the box of a year. Here is a brief list since I am presented continually with things that inspire […]