In our morning reading: reviews of books by Matt Bell and Rachel Cusk, new writing by Salman Rushdie, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Federico Falco, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Latest, Kurt Baumeister and Jonathan Evison, Elon Green Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Federico Falco and Elon Green, writers on football, and more.
Morning Bites: Kristen Millares Young, Christian TeBordo Interviewed, Adam Wilson, Víctor del Árbol Excerpted, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Kristen Millares Young’s new novel, an interview with Adam Wilson, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Meredith Talusan Interviewed, Ilana Masad, Tracy O’Neill’s Playlist, Kurt Baumeister, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Meredith Talusan and Ilana Masad, new nonfiction from Justin Taylor, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Jami Attenberg on Bookshelves, Amber Sparks, David Berman Remembered, Corporate Dystopias, and More
In our afternoon reading: new nonfiction by Jami Attenberg, a review of Amber Sparks’s new collection, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lucy Ellmann Interviewed, Leland Cheuk, T Fleischmann’s Latest, Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Lucy Ellmann, reviews of books by Leland Cheuk and T Fleischmann, and more.
Morning Bites: Hanne Ørstavik, Touré on Arthur Ashe, Constance Squires Interviewed, Lesley Blanch, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Hanne Ørstavik and Touré, Constance Squires and Kurt Baumeister in conversation, and more.
Sunday Stories: “The Arena of Love”
The Arena of Love by Kurt Baumeister 1 The Little, Blue Gumshoe Reginald Van Meter wasn’t blue, but he looked it. And not euphemistically, in some down-in-the-mouth, bummed-out-pumpkin sense. Reg didn’t look blue because his wife, kids, and beloved dog, Sinatra, had left him. Though they had.