In our morning reading: an excerpt from Lindsay Hunter’s new novel, notes on the music of Eritrea, a review of the miniseries adapting Olive Kitteridge, interviews with Jess Row and John Darnielle, reviews of S’s new album and Chloe Caldwell’s new novella, and more.
Worlds do end, and that fascinates. Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven opens with the end of an era–the end of two eras, really, one personal and one global. Arthur Leander, a noted actor playing King Lear on a Toronto stage, collapses and dies of a heart attack in the book’s opening pages. Soon after that, the paramedic who attempted to revive him learns of a strain of flu that’s quickly exceeded the pandemic level, and will soon end […]
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.
Reviewing John Darnielle’s new novel, Jen Doll on feminist fairy tales, David Mitchell on great Japanese novels, an excerpt from Nell Zink’s new novel, and more.
Alexander Chee on the work of Mavis Gallant, notes on Wolf in White Van, interviews with Justin Taylor and Owen Pallett, an excerpt of Nicholas Rombes’s forthcoming novel, a prize for second novels, and more.
Thoughts on Donald Antrim, Roxane Gay on books that have influenced her, talking with My Brightest Diamond, interviews with John Darnielle and Dolan Morgan, and more.
Talking novels with John Darnielle, Will Chancellor interviewed, Caryn Rose on The Replacements, an upcoming marathon reading of The Outsiders, and more.
Interviews with David Mitchell, Lisa Lucas, and Aaron Burch; thoughts on John Darnielle’s novel; NYHC photos and history, novels meant to be read in the future, and more.