In our afternoon reading: an interview with Tajja Isen, a look at online literary communities, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kevin Barry Fiction, Scholastique Mukasonga, Matthew M. Bartlett Interviewed, Terry Riley, and More
In our afternoon reading: Kevin Barry fiction, thoughts on the new Joan of Arc album, and more.
“Jinx”: An Excerpt from Dmitry Samarov’s “Music to My Eyes”
Today, we’re pleased to present an excerpt from Dmitry Samarov’s forthcoming book Music to My Eyes, due out on April 1st on Tortoise Books. In it, Samarov turns the spotlight on several of the musicians who have impressed him most over the years, bringing together his impressions of their sound with memories of a changing Chicago — and, of course, his artwork, capturing the energy and emotion of musicians playing before an audience.
Interviewed: Victor Villarreal Talks “Invisible Cinema,” Cap’n Jazz, And More
An interview with guitarist Victor Villarreal.
Indexing: Jet-lag literature, Nabokov, The Believer, Edith Wharton, and more
Tobias Carroll And lo: there was the literature of jet-lag. The second time around, the strengths of William Gibson’s Pattern Recognition remained intact: haunted characters and a pinpoint command of culture. Its flaws — notably, a conclusion that effectively sidelines the novel’s protagonist — remained present. And still, Pattern Recognition may well be my favorite of Gibson’s books: a morally resonant, deeply contemporary thriller that hits nearly all of my sweet spots. (Mysterious films, subcultural intrigue, globetrotting.) Were I fond of […]