In our afternoon reading: an interview with Brandon Willitts of Words After War, new writing from Mish Way, reviews of new books from Lydia Millet and Charles D’Ambrosio, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Will Chancellor, thoughts on Jac Jemc’s new collection, a fantastic essay from Cord Jefferson, new music from Jon DeRosa, and more.
Essays on Eula Biss’s new book and the art of Mike Kelley, a review of Steve Gunn’s new album, interviews with Justin Taylor and Katha Pollitt, fiction from Grace Paley and Jac Jemc, and more.
Recommended feminist books, thoughts on the new collection from Hilary Mantel, and the new album from St. Lenox, book recommendations from Emily St. John Mandel, new writing from Maris Kreizman, an interview with Jac Jemc, a reading from Dolan Morgan, and more.
When Lauren Beukes is on point, she unsettles like few other writers. Her novel Zoo City is both metaphorically and literally terrifying. In it, animals become tethered to people because of guilt; separating the two leads to horrific, catastrophic events, and society becomes subtly and bleakly changed as a result. The Shining Girls brought together the story of a time-traveling serial killer with a resonant portrayal of Chicago in the 1990s. I haven’t yet read her new novel Broken Monsters, but a number of smart readers I […]
Whether your taste in books runs towards pastoral meditations on uniquely American themes or surreal stories of bizarre crimes, October will have plenty to offer. Writers reveal stories of favorite bars and beloved tattoos; cult authors return with shifts in style; and first books leave a significant mark. The weather’s getting colder; thankfully, there’s plenty on this list to go along with the seasonal beverage and sweater of your choice.
An interview with the folks behind the book Women in Clothes, new music from Grouper, a new essay from Jac Jemc, Thor Harris’s festival tips, and more.
Jac Jemc’s debut novel My Only Wife was one of our favorite books of 2012: a perfectly-constructed story about memory, intimacy, and the stories we tell ourselves. This October, Dznac Books will release Jemc’s collection A Different Bed Every Time, and we’re pleased to announce that we will be hosting her in collaboration with Community Bookstore, where she will be in conversation with Sasha Fletcher. This event will take place on Wednesday, October 29th, at 7:00 pm. Community Bookstore is located at […]