In this morning’s reading: interviews with Kyle Minor and Sean H. Doyle, thoughts on John Cage and recorded music, mosh pit-inspired art, and much more.
On March 11th, Kyle Minor and Jason Diamond spoke about a host of topics at Community Bookstore. You can read the first part, in which they discussed religion, the structure of Minor’s collection Praying Drunk, and literary communities here. This half of the conversation focuses more on Praying Drunk, along with looks at Minor’s novel-in-progress and first collection, In the Devil’s Territory. Plus: Barry Hannah.
On March 11th, Jason Diamond and Kyle Minor spoke at Community Bookstore. Topics ranged from Minor’s new book Praying Drunk to religion to the internet’s effect on the writing community. What follows is the first part of their conversation; the second part will follow tomorrow.
This afternoon: an excerpt from Joseph Riippi’s new book, Karolina Waclawiak on Kyle Minor’s latest, authors’ regrets regarding their fiction, and more.
Revisiting George Plimpton’s report from the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Juliet Escoria checks in with Mary Miller, Jen Doll on why House Hunters matters, and more.
This afternoon: a Kyle Minor playlist, Kim Gordon closes out PS1’s Mike Kelley retrospective, library zines, the state of punk in Philadelphia, and more.
We aren’t far into 2014, but Kyle Minor’s new collection, Praying Drunk, has already made its claim for being one of the year’s best books. The stories contained within it recount wrenching stories of families in turmoil, faith challenged, and nations in upheaval. Structurally inventive and equally adept at realism and the surreal, Minor’s new book is a stunning work of literature. Join us at Community Bookstore, where Minor will be in conversation with Jason Diamond.
Neutral Milk Hotel played their first show in fifteen years; Kyle Minor talks narrative; Mellow Pages Library is fundraising; and more.