I felt the need to go back and revisit some of the books on this list I’ve been compiling since January 1st to see how these titles stood up since I spent the first six months of 2014 reading for work, and the second-half mostly for pleasure. What I came away with was the realization that I couldn’t think of another year where new literature brought me so much joy as much as 2014 did. Sure, I was reading a lot […]
New fiction from Matt Bell; thoughts on 2014 in literature and comedy; notes on a reissued Wire live album; a playlist from John Dermot Woods; revisiting a series of interviews with James Baldwin; and more.
In our morning reading: Justin Taylor interviewed Shelly Oria, Scott McClanahan on country music, Hutch Harris on standup comedy, Entropy honors literary advocates, and more.
To close out this year of events, we’re happy to be co-presenting a reading featuring a quintet of writers from all over the US (and, in one case, Iceland.) Reading will be: Sean Madigan Hoen Justin Taylor Katherine Faw Morris Amanda Shapiro Andri Magnason Daniella Gitlin will host. This event will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 5th. Mellow Pages Library is located at 56 Bogart Street in Brooklyn. Facebook RSVP here.
In our morning reading: multiple trips to Jeff VanderMeer’s Area X; new nonfiction from Michelle Dean and Jen Doll; new music from Noveller; Justin Taylor on book tours; and more.
In our morning reading: interviews with Marlon James, Katie Gately, and Justin Taylor; thoughts on the writings of Ottessa Moshfegh; Liz Harris revisits her discography; and more.
New writing from Rebecca Solnit, Justin Taylor talks William T. Vollmann, listening to Bedhead’s discography, tour stories from Mike Kinsella, and much more.
For your weekend reading: interviews with Justin Taylor, Joan Jett, and Xylouris White; thoughts on making music and art; a review of Kevin Morby’s new album; a look at how Mad Libs are made; and more.