In our morning reading: revisiting the music of Laraaji and Whit Stillman’s films, a look at recent novels set in the suburbs, Sarah Gerard on Salvador Dalí, and more.
Morning Bites: Elena Ferrante, John Hughes’s World, Emily Carroll Interviewed, Dolan Morgan, and More
Debating Elena Ferrante, new writing from Jason Diamond on John Hughes, interviews with Roxane Gay and Dolan Morgan, new fiction from Lauren Oyler and Eric Raymond, and more.
Bringing the Literary Midwest to NYC: Two Events with Curbside Splendor
This September, we’ll be teaming with acclaimed Chicago publisher Curbside Splendor for a pair of events–one in Manhattan, and one in Brooklyn. They’ll feature some of our favorite writers, including Megan Stielstra, Dmitry Samarov, Sarah Gerard, and D. Foy. On Tuesday, September 16, at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe: Jason Diamond D. Foy Dmitry Samarov Megan Stielstra Erika Wurth Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is located at 126 Crosby Street in Manhattan. This event will begin at 7:00 pm. Facebook RSVP here. On Thursday, September 18th, at […]
Tonight: Chicago vs. Brooklyn at BookThugNation
Tobias Carroll lives in Brooklyn, and has covered music and books for a number of publications, and his fiction has appeared in THE2NDHAND, 3:AM, Word Riot, and as part of Featherproof Books’ “Light Reading” series. He is presently working on multiple projects of varying lengths. Mairead Case writes, edits, and clerks in Chicago. She’s managed publications like Proximity Magazine, The Journal of Ordinary Thought, and Literago.org, and published in places like featherproof, the2NDHAND, Pitchfork, Punk Planet, The Stranger, and Vice. […]
Coming Soon: “So Close to Awesome, Random Things, 2000-2009”
I’ve got a zine coming out next month on Julius Singer Press. It’s full of stories about messing up. Nick Gazin did the artwork, and if you aren’t going to buy the zine for my writing, do yourself a favor and do it for Nick’s handiwork.
Tonight: Jason Diamond (Vol. 1 Brooklyn) Vs. James Yeh (Gigantic Mag) in a DEATH BATTLE!
Jews Reading Books
Tomorrow night I’ll be reading alongside Joshua Cohen and Melissa Broder at the Candlestick Reading Series at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. I’m about 300 pages into Cohen’s book WITZ and love just about anything Broder says or does, so it’s pretty fair to say that I’m psyched about this.
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 […]