In our morning reading: the legacy of James Baldwin, an interview with Natalie Eilbert, a playlist from Álvaro Enrigue, and more.
Morning Bites: Tony Tulathimutte Interviewed, Dana Spiotta, A Paul Beatty Excerpt, Jim Ruland Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Tony Tulathimutte and Livia Llewellyn, fiction from Jim Ruland, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Alison Bechdel, John Jeremiah Sullivan Interviewed, John Wray Nonfiction, W.E.B. Du Bois, and More
In our afternoon reading: Alison Bechdel’s favorite books, a new essay from John Wray, an interview with John Jeremiah Sullivan, and more.
Morning Bites: Mairead Case, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neko Case on Metal, Colin Winnette Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: a review of Mairead Case’s novel, Neko Case on heavy metal, Jim Ruland on 2015 in books, and more.
We’ll be taking a short break to ring in 2016; normal posting will resume on Saturday.
Morning Bites: Jim Ruland on Memoirs, Thomas Ligotti, True-Crime Reads, Sofia Samatar’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: Jim Ruland on memoirs, Laina Dawes on Lemmy, reviews of books by Sofia Samatar and Thomas Ligotti, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Jami Attenberg Nonfiction, Zadie Smith Interviewed, Jim Ruland on “Voices From Chernobyl,” and More
In our afternoon reading: a new essay from Jami Attenberg, an interview with Zadie Smith, new writing from Haley Mlotek, and more.
The Zinophile: Where Proust, Casinos, and Maps of Thoughts Converge
A little less than two years ago, I went to the Center for Fiction to see Anne Carson read. The piece she read there was called The Albertine Workout, and it found Carson applying her considerable skill in literary scholarship to the works of Marcel Proust–specifically, the character Albertine in À la recherche du temps perdu. The piece consisted of a series of paragraphs, some very short, some not so much, along with a series of appendices. Besides its inquiry […]
Morning Bites: Alexander Chee Interviewed, Editing Saul Bellow, Kate Zambreno, Revisiting Clarice Lispector, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Alexander Chee and Kate Zambreno, a look at Detroit’s restaurant scene, the process of editing Saul Bellow’s final novel, and more.