Well, it’s the start of a new year. Ostensibly, it’s a time for resolutions, for carefully mapping out goals and milemarkers for the months to come. It’s also, as we write these words, brutally cold, and thus the perfect time to find somewhere warm and sit down with a good book. Thankfully, January has plenty of excellent-looking ones due out that should get you through this cold spell, and the cold spells still to come.
23 For 2018: A Literary Preview for the Year to Come
With the year drawing to a close, we wanted to spotlight a (somewhat arbitrary) number of books due out next year that we’re excited about. It includes the latest books from writers whose work we’ve long enjoyed to debuts to forthcoming tomes that are utterly unexpected. There’s more to come in this vein–in about ten days, we’ll be publishing our January book preview, which will include a lot more books we’re excited about for the first month of the year. […]
Afternoon Bites: Elizabeth Hardwick’s Essays, James Baldwin, Mira Ptacin Nonfiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Elizabeth Hardwick’s essays, new writing by Lauren Elkin and Mira Ptacin, and more.