Discussing the new album from Godflesh, an extensive conversation between Roxane Gay and Lena Dunham, an interview with Vikram Chandra, Blake Butler interviewed John Darnielle, when blurbs go bad, and more.
It’s been a busy year for Jim Ruland. His novel Forest of Fortune, about three lives caught in a possibly supernatural spiral at a casino, was recently released; earlier in the year, Giving the Finger, his collaboration with Scott Campbell, Jr., also hit shelves. (Ruland also spoke about both during his appearance earlier this summer on Almost Live at Mellow Pages.) Ruland also runs the Vermin on the Mount reading series and writes regularly for Razorcake, and all of these factored into this […]
New writing from Eduardo Galeano, Maura Johnston on songs of the summer, Karolina Waclawiak on Yelena Akhtiorskaya, floating libraries, and more.
A look at Lev Grossman’s Magicians trilogy, interviews with Werner Herzog and Sarah McCarry, a Jim Ruland mix, revisiting the Lunachicks, and more.
An excerpt from Marie-Helene Bertino’s new novel, a look at the Faulkner Museum, revisiting Witold Gombrowitz, Thao Nguyen at MoMA, and more.
New writing from Lauren Groff, thoughts on new books from Jim Ruland and Christopher Beha, interviews with Scott Cheshire and Michel Gondry, and more.
Emma Straub on beaches, Jason Diamond on Dave Chappelle’s recent interview, interviews with Jenny Slate and clipping., and more.
Our first out of town guest! Eric and I got to hang out with the infamous Jim Ruland while he was in town for Book Expo America. Jim has been running his reading series Vermin on the Mount for ten years in Los Angeles and San Diego. He co-wrote the book Giving the Finger with Scott Campbell Jr., of Deadliest Catch fame, and also has a novel–Forest of Fortune–forthcoming from Tyrus Books. Jim was a rad guest and we talked […]