In our morning reading: remembering David Bowie, an interview with Helen McClory, new fiction from Matthew Vollmer, and more.
Morning Bites: Mira Ptacin Interviewed, Alice Sola Kim Fiction, Helen McClory, Jenny Zhang, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Mira Ptacin and Jenny Zhang; fiction from Alice Sola Kim and Helen McClory; and more.
Morning Bites: Slaughterhouse 90210 on 2015, Aaron Gilbreath Nonfiction, Helen McClory, Springsteen Revisited, and More
In our morning reading: Slaughterhouse 90210 and Entropy look back at the year in books, new nonfiction from Aaron Gilbreath and Helen McClory, and more.
Morning Bites: Saltire Society Literary Awards, Kathleen Alcott Nonfiction, Adrian Van Young Interviewed, Iván Repila, and More
In our morning reading: literary awards for Helen McClory and Michael Faber, an interview with Adrian Van Young, notable books from the New York Times, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s August 2015 Books Preview
Looking at the books due out this month, one can find an impressive array of styles, genres, and aesthetics on display. Do you like incisive essays about American society and culture? How about well-received debut fiction, or collections spanning decades of work? Regardless of what you’re seeking, August holds an abundance of literary riches. Here are some of the books due out this month that we’re most excited about.
“In Literature, Concepts and Deities Can Shapeshift”: An Interview With Helen McClory
In 2014, we published a short story from Helen McClory as part of the Sunday Stories series. It combined a terrific sense of place with a distinctive approach to surrealism, and I was happy to see that McClory’s debut collection, On the Edges of Vision, is due out next month. (She’s also running a fundraising campaign for her book tour.) Via email, I talked with her about her collection, her feelings on realism in fiction, location, and the current state […]
Afternoon Bites: Karolina Waclawiak Interviewed, Justin Taylor’s Desk, Helen Macdonald, Helen McClory’s Book Tour, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Karolina Waclawiak and Helen Macdonald, Nick Ripatrazone on New Jersey, Justin Taylor on his writing space, and more.
Announcing Helen McClory and Susan Rukeyser at WORD
Last year, we published a short story by Helen McClory titled “Pink Glitter.” We’ve been fans of her work ever since, and we’re eagerly anticipating her collection On the Edges of Vision (and her follow-up, due out from Civil Coping Mechanisms next year.) We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be hosting Helen, along with Susan Rukeyser, author of Not On Fire, Only Dying (which has a glowing blurb from James Ellroy, among others) at WORD on Thursday, September 3rd, at […]