But that’s not all I learned in her interview with James Yeh over at The Faster Times: THE FASTER TIMES: A fellow editor once told me that my decision to start a literary magazine was going to “cost me at least one book.” Do you find this to be true? Are you, in a sense, sacrificing work authored by Diane Williams for work edited by Diane Williams? DIANE WILLIAMS: No. It’s the other way around. A life entirely devoted to […]
James Wood Discussing David Foster Wallace, Old Yids and Meta-Meta-Fiction: James Yeh Creates The Quote of The Day
“At another point during the lecture, during the Q&A session, an older man asked in a heavy Yiddish accent, “I’d like to ask you a question about meta-fiction, and meta-meta-fiction, and how many meta-’s one can tolerate before losing one’s mind.” -James Yeh at The Faster Times.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn Presents: The Bundles Listening Party
Jeffrey Lewis and Kimya Dawson in a band together? Yes! Believe the hype! The two teamed up with some pals and became The Bundles, and they’re are putting their debut album out one of our favorite labels, K Records! Friday, Vol. 1 Brooklyn will be previewing the album at Bar Matchless at 9PM for you, the indie-folk-pop loving masses. The night gets a little sweeter after the listening party when Jason Diamond teams up with Gigantic Magazine founding editor James […]
Happening: Greatest Three-Minute Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Ever
Thursday, Feb. 11th Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Gigantic Present: Greatest Three-Minute Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Ever You know, Brooklyn is a kind of alright place for music and books. But where can you find the two together? At the Greatest Three-Minute Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Ever, that’s where. Greatest Three-Minute Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Ever is where writers, rockers and raconteurs are united at last, relating three-minute stories of youth, sex, booze, noise and a little thing called rock ‘n’ […]
Happening: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Reading Series
The event has been moved to Old Made at 441 Metropolitan between Meeker and Metropolitan off the Lorimer L and G train. Vol. 1 Brooklyn Quarterly Reading Series Sam Apple (The Faster Times/Author, Schlepping Through the Alps) Rachel Sherman (author, Living Room and The First Hurt) James Yeh (Gigantic Magazine) Aaron Lake Smith Hosted by Jason Diamond At Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan ave. Greenpoint 7PM, no cover.
James Yeh Drank the Kool-Aid, but Redemption Maybe at Hand
James Yeh: Founding Editor of Gigantic Magazine, silky smooth dancer, and guy who puts Vecktamist by Grizzly Bear at the top of his best of list over at Big Other. Okay, James, I love you man, but how could you put that snoozer above things like Sam Lipsyte’s story in Harpers, the Real Estate album on Woodsist, and Bolaño’s The Skating Rink? Fair warning, I’m tracking you to the Literary Death Match that you are scheduled to take part in […]