In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Morgan Parker’s new book, new nonfiction from Nikesh Shukla, an interview with George Saunders, and more.
Morning Bites: Alana Massey Interviewed, Aura Xilonen, A George Saunders Excerpt, Steve Erickson’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Alana Massey, thoughts on Steve Erickson’s new novel, and much more.
Morning Bites: George Saunders, Gregory Pardlo Nonfiction, Steph Post Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: two interviews with George Saunders, a new literary competition, new writing from Gregory Pardlo, and more.
Weekend Bites: Kevin Wilson Interviewed, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Bird in Hand, George Saunders’s Latest, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Kevin Wilson and Viet Thanh Nguyen, a look at Baltimore’s Bird in Hand, and more.
Afternoon Bites: George Saunders’s Novel, Small Press Preview, D. Foy’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of new novels by George Sanders and D. Foy, a small press preview for 2017, and more.
A George Saunders Radio Drama (More or Less)
I grew up in a house with a lot of records, one of which was an evocative recording of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood narrated by Thomas and featuring a larger vocal cast, echoing its roots as a radio drama commissioned by the BBC. In the years since then, some recordings of books have taken a page from the radio drama playbook: the audio version of Max Brooks’s World War Z echoed the novel’s oral history structure, and featured a […]
Morning Bites: George Saunders Talks Politics, Maryse Meijer Fiction, De La Soul Revisited, Marisa Anderson, and More
In our morning reading: George Saunders on politics; Jenny Zhang, Tanwi Nandini Islam, and Karan Mahajan in conversation; The Millions previews the second half of the year; and more.
Morning Bites: Hilton Als and Sonny Rollins, George Saunders’s Forthcoming Novel, Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Pulitzer Prize, and More
In our morning reading: Hilton Als in conversation with Sonny Rollins, a playlist from John Doe, an interview with Zachary Lipez, and more.