In our morning reading: Kate Zambreno interviewed Suzanne Scanlon, notes on books by Kent Russell and Alexander G. Weheliye, talking jazz and religion, and more.
In this afternoon’s reading: a host of excellent writers discuss the work of Bhanu Kapil, new writing from Laura van den Berg and Wendy C. Ortiz, an interview with Elisa Albert, and more.
In our morning reading: critics on the year in books, celebrating Paul Bowles’s birthday, revisiting two of Kate Zambreno’s books, the year’s best metal, and more.
Checking in with AV Linton of The Aislers Set, new writing from Matt Bell and Chloe Caldwell, Kate Zambreno on Kathy Acker, John Freeman on Elena Ferrante, and more.
Interviews with Justin Taylor and Christina Nichol, a look at the skybridges of Manhattan, Marie-Helene Bertino recommends books, thoughts on Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl, and more.
A discussion of Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl, writers reveal their favorite books about soccer, Mike Sacks is interviewed on the subject of comedy, thoughts on the new Cold Beat album, and more.
For your holiday weekend reading: John Wray profiled Nick Cave for the Times, a new web issue of Gigantic is now out, new fiction from China Miéville, an interview with Kate Zambreno, writing from Chelsea Hodson and Alexandra Molotkow, and more. We’ll return on Monday.
Thoughts on Bernard Malamud, interviews with Kate Zambreno and Jeff Jackson, Orson Welles’s literary forays, and more.