In our morning reading: thoughts on the work of Doireann Ní Ghríofa, revisiting the music of Laurie Anderson, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Louis Guilloux, Vintage Contemporaries Revisited, Jennifer Egan’s Latest, Richard Lloyd, and More
In our afternoon reading: revisiting a lost classic by Louis Guilloux, Jason Diamond on the appeal of Vintage Contemporaries, and more.
Morning Bites: Jennifer Egan, Chelsea Martin Interviewed, Upper Wilds, Scott McClanahan’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Jennifer Egan and Scott McClanahan, new writing from Rahawa Haile, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Tommy Pico, James Hannaham and Jennifer Egan Interviewed, Calvino Opera, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Tommy Pico and Kevin Nguyen, Electric Literature talked with James Hannaham and Jennifer Egan, turning Calvino’s fiction into opera, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Penelope Fitzgerald, Writers on Re-Reading, Jenny Slate Interviewed, Stevie Wonder at MSG, and More
Alexander Chee on Penelope Fitzgerald, writers on revisiting their own work, notes on Stevie Wonder at MSG, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Hari Kunzru on Ben Lerner, Emily St. John Mandel, IKEA Horror Fiction, Carl Wilson on Ty Segall, and More
Ben Lerner’s latest is reviewed by Hari Kunzru, talking dystopia with Emily St. John Mandel, the musical influence of Scott Miller, Elizabeth Ellen interviews Aaron Burch, and more.
Morning Bites: Egan Talks Tweets, Sheila Heti, The Travel Almanac, Tangerine Dream, and More
“I realized that writing can change the experience of living in a certain way.” – Emily Keeler of The New Inquiry talks to Sheila Heti. Jennifer Egan talks about tweeting her story, while Jonathan Lethem, Junot Díaz, and Sam Lipsyte talk science fiction at The New Yorker. The latest issue of The Travel Almanac is out. Composer Timothy Andres explains why it can sometimes be hard to write music for other artists. Moonrise Kingdom breaks a record. A whole bunch of films […]
Afternoon Bites: Putney Swope, Jennifer Egan’s New Story, Matt Fraction Loves the Mountain Goats, and More
The Criterion Collection has released a box set of the films of Robert Downey Sr., including the 1969 classic (and Louis C.K. favorite) Putney Swope. That price is a steal. Speaking of steals: the work of women artists from the post-war era is remarkably cheaper than that of their male counterparts. If we can call $10.7 million cheap, that is. Starting tonight, the New Yorker’s fiction department (@NYerFiction) will be tweeting Jennifer Egan’s new story, which apparently contains only 140-character-or-less […]