In our morning reading: thoughts on Laird Hunt’s new book, fiction by Kate Axelrod, television’s best villain, and more.
Weekend Bites: Politics & History, Rosie Schaap Nonfiction, Esmé Weijun Wang, Write A House News, and More
In our weekend reading: writing from Rosie Schaap, Kate Axelrod, and Esmé Weijun Wang; and much more.
Morning Bites: Tommy Pico Interviewed, Bookmarked Roundtable, Man Booker Longlist, Kate Axelrod Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: two interviews with Tommy Pico, fiction from Kate Axelrod, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Roxane Gay Interviewed, Kate Axelrod, Brecht Evans Revisited, Bowie Rarities, and More
In our afternoon reading: Roxane Gay on her forthcoming memoir, Kate Axelrod on her debut novel, Mairead Case on a Brecht Evans graphic novel, and more.
Sunday Stories: “I Did It”
I Did It by Kate Axelrod I’m on the crosstown bus, on my way to work at the Japanese restaurant on Amsterdam. Peter and his brother are coming for dinner and I can’t decide if it’s a generous gesture or just a way to get free food. We hit traffic going through the park, stall beneath a brick overpass. The trees are lush and budding all around us. My fifth-grade science teacher told us there are a hundred and seventy-two […]
Weekend Bites: Porochista Khakpour on Ottessa Moshfegh’s Latest, Literary Communities, Robert Christgau, Juliet Escoria Interviewed, and More
In our weekend reading: a review of Ottessa Moshfegh’s new book, when beloved science fiction novels turn out to be problematic, notes on literary communities, an interview with Juliet Escoria, and much more.