Blake Butler revisits a J.G. Ballard classic, interviews with Roxane Gay and Leigh Stein, tracking down history in the Times Square subway station, and more.
Zadie Smith discusses J.G. Ballard, an excerpt from Wendy C. Ortiz’s memoir, an interview with William T. Vollmann, book recommendations from Emily Gould, and more.
In our afternoon reading: a host of J.G. Ballard tributes, when Patrick Hamilton inspires punk rock, new fiction from Bonnie Jo Campbell, and more.
This afternoon: a Kyle Minor playlist, Kim Gordon closes out PS1’s Mike Kelley retrospective, library zines, the state of punk in Philadelphia, and more.
Talking Dead Moon reissues, a look at Ballard and Burroughs, a review of Jesse Ball’s new novel, an excerpt of Sam Pink’s next novel, and more.
This afternoon: adapting Ballard for film, literature through photography, noir comics, a Sondheim documentary, and more.
“I do have a sense of displacement as constant instability — the uninterrupted existence of everything that I love and care about is not guaranteed at all. I wait for catastrophes.” Aleksandar Hemon talked with the Times. Paul Constant previews this year’s APRIL Festival. (We interviewed the festival’s co-founder last month.) If you’re looking to buy some stocks and are decidedly fond of Moleskine notebooks, this might be your week. Dennis Lim reviews J.G. Ballard’s memoir. Christopher R. Weingarten on the […]
21•C has a lengthy look at the legacy of J.G. Ballard. Geeta Dayal on Brian Eno’s latest. Peter Diamond’s hockey artwork is pretty epic. Also in pieces by writers with the last name “Diamond,” here’s our own Jason Diamond on The VSS. Oliver Sava on Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples’s Saga. Numero Group + the Twin Cities. Kevin Sampsell’s next book will be released by Tin House. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.