In our morning reading: thoughts on new books by Laura van den Berg and Sara Gallardo, an interview with Forrest Gander, and more.
Morning Bites: Wendy C. Ortiz, Jeffery Renard Allen Interviewed, Liquid Liquid Revisited, and More
In our morning reading: a review of Wendy C. Ortiz’s latest, an interview with Jeffrey Renard Allen, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Charles D’Ambrosio and Leslie Jamison, Aaron Bady on African Literature, Greil Marcus Interviewed, Kid Millions on Bad Reviews, and More
In our afternoon reading: Leslie Jamison and Charles D’Ambrosio in conversation, interviews with Chris Rock and Greil Marcus, Kid Millions on bad reviews, recommended literature from African writers, and more.
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 […]
Afternoon Bites: Isaac Fitzgerald on “Pen & Ink,” John Coltrane’s “Offering,” Anne Valente’s Playlist, Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler, and More
This afternoon: talking tattoos with Isaac Fitzgerald, thoughts on a John Coltrane live album, comics about abandoned spaces, a playlist from Anne Valente, and more.
#tobyreads: On Celebrity, On Mortality, On Points of View
In this week’s column, I look at short books from Sarah Manguso, Matthew Dickman, Forrest Gander, and Simon Jacobs.