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.
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Porochista Khakpour, an interview with Emily St. John Mandel, the cover for Sarah McCarry’s next novel, searching for the Headless Horseman, and more.
Recommended feminist books, thoughts on the new collection from Hilary Mantel, and the new album from St. Lenox, book recommendations from Emily St. John Mandel, new writing from Maris Kreizman, an interview with Jac Jemc, a reading from Dolan Morgan, and more.
Worlds do end, and that fascinates. Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven opens with the end of an era–the end of two eras, really, one personal and one global. Arthur Leander, a noted actor playing King Lear on a Toronto stage, collapses and dies of a heart attack in the book’s opening pages. Soon after that, the paramedic who attempted to revive him learns of a strain of flu that’s quickly exceeded the pandemic level, and will soon end […]
Sarah McCarry interviewed Emily St. John Mandel, Jen Doll interviewed Rainbow Rowell, DJ /rupture discusses excellent books, revisiting Miller’s Crossing, and more.
Emily St. John Mandel wrote about Susan Sontag, an interview with Kelly Link, art on Governors Island, the history of a 90-year-old typewriter, and more.
Ben Lerner’s latest is reviewed by Hari Kunzru, talking dystopia with Emily St. John Mandel, the musical influence of Scott Miller, Elizabeth Ellen interviews Aaron Burch, and more.
An excerpt from Station Eleven, new writing from Jami Attenberg and Amelia Gray, a review of Sam Pink’s new novel, Amanda Petrusich assembles a playlist, and more.