In our weekend reading: new writing from Roxane Gay, Amanda Petrusich on a new Karen Dalton compilation, Jeff VanderMeer makes the case for Michael Cisco’s fiction, and more.
An interview with Teju Cole, thoughts on Jac Jemc’s new collection and David Peace’s Red or Dead, a collection of summer reading lists, and more.
For your Tuesday morning reading: an interview with Rebecca Mead, a profile of Edward St. Aubyn, Mad Men-inspired poetry, Owen Pallett’s new album, and more.
For your Friday reading: a pair of reviews of Emma Straub’s The Vacationers, Jami Attenberg on love letters, Maura Johnston on radio, Lorin Stein interviewed, and much more.
Douglas Wolk interviewing Warren Ellis? Yep, we’re reading the hell out of that. Chloe Caldwell talked about writing about sex with the PDXX Collective. Not surprisingly, Edward St. Aubyn’s By the Book interview is magnificent. Marc Maron selected his favorite WTF episodes. The Oxford American has an excerpt from Scott McClanahan’s Crapalachia. Resident Advisor has an oral history of The Bunker. Vol.1 Brooklyn’s Tobias Carroll talked fiction with the folks from Joyland. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
A roundup of things consumed by our contributors.
Afternoon links for February 15, 2012. Appearances from Kathleen Hanna, Kevin Sampsell, Edward St. Aubyn, and more.
A weekly appreciation for the art of the review.