In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Sam Pink’s new book, interviews with Gregory Pardlo and Sarah McCarry, and more.
Morning Bites: Yoko Tawada’s Latest, Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett on Libraries, Caroline Says, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Yoko Tawada and Tom Rachman, new writing by Kristen Arnett, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kristen Arnett Nonfiction, U.S. Girls, Adapting Iain M. Banks, Jim Ruland Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing by Kristen Arnett and Jim Ruland, thoughts on adapting Iain M. Banks, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kristen Arnett, Literary Erasure, David Grossman, Fever Ray Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Kristen Arnett and Fever Ray, new nonfiction by A. N. Devers, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Jeanette Winterson’s Favorite Books, The Necks, Knausgaard Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: book recommendations from Jeanette Winterson, essays on the music of The Necks and Steve Reich, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Megan Stielstra Interviewed, Lauren Hilger Poetry, Bookstores Preview Autumn, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Megan Stielstra, indie bookstores preview the fall, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Lynda Barry, Matthew Salesses on Plot, Stephen Graham Jones on Horror, and More
In our afternoon reading: Lynda Barry on and in comics, craft essays by Matthew Salesses and Stephen Graham Jones, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Selectively Bred”
Selectively Bred by Kristen Arnett Bacon sat at the bottom of Monica’s purse. Four large pieces bundled in a ziplock baggie, stuffed beneath her wallet and an unopened package of spearmint breath mints. She’d considered packing string cheese or some bloody slices of roast beef, but ultimately decided that dogs liked bacon best. She stood in front of her stove, frying the strips until they turned crunchy brown and grease spattered her bare arms. Her hair carried the scent of […]