In our afternoon reading: a look at the new Beastie Boys retrospective, interviews with Akwaeke Emezi and Steve Reich, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s November 2018 Book Preview
And here we go, deeper into fall. Daylight Savings Time looms this weekend, making for shorter days and longer nights; colder temperatures beckon. Does that make it the right time of the year to curl up with a book? Well, sure–but is there ever not a good time of year for that? Among the books we’re most excited about this month are bold riffs on detective fiction, genre-defying narratives, and works of fiction and nonfiction that put politics and culture into sharp relief. Here are some November books (plus a pair from the final days of October) that have caught our eye.
Weekend Bites: Jonathan Lethem, Roberto Saviano’s Latest, José Olivarez, Warren Zevon Revisited, and More
In our weekend reading: an interview with Jonathan Lethem, Julie Buntin on new books by Nico Walker and Lisa Locascio, and much more.
Morning Bites: Mat Johnson Interviewed, Hanif Abdurraqib Nonfiction, “Motherless Brooklyn” on Film, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Mat Johnson, new writing by Hanif Abdurraqib, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Natasha Stagg Interviewed, Underrated Books, Editing Jonathan Lethem, Steve Reich, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Natasha Stagg, 2017’s most underrated books, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s November 2017 Book Preview
And here we are. It’s November, and the weather is finally starting to feel like it’s fall outside. That’s always a plus. As the proverbial (or literal) mercury drops, it’s turning into the time of the year when bundling up with a book is essential. Whether you’re looking for astute observations on society and culture or lost classics brought back into print, we’ve got some suggestions as to what books due out this month might be of interest.
Afternoon Bites: Clarice Lispector, Alexander Chee Nonfiction, Rachel Khong, Jonathan Lethem on Music, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Clarice Lispector, new writing by Alexander Chee, interviews with Rachel Khong and Carolyn Finney, and more.
So Lee Ranaldo and Jonathan Lethem Wrote Some Songs Together
We here at Vol.1 Brooklyn are admirers of the music of Lee Ranaldo–both his work as a solo artist and his considerable body of work with Sonic Youth. (We talked with him in 2012, in fact.) We’re also quite fond of the writings of Jonathan Lethem. Needless to say, then, we were quite pleased to hear that Ranaldo and Lethem collaborated on several songs for the former’s forthcoming album Electric Trim.