In our morning reading: thoughts on Diane Oliver’s short fiction, an interview with Lauren Elkin, and more.
Weekend Bites: Lauren Elkin on Writing, AWP Memories, Steven Dunn and Katie Jean Shinkle’s Playlist, and More
In our weekend reading: an interview with Lauren Elkin, images from this year’s AWP, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lauren Elkin on Art, Mat Johnson on Writing, Laurie Penny on Worldbuilding, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Lauren Elkin and Mat Johnson, Laurie Penny on worldbuilding, and more.
Morning Bites: Interviewing Marie NDiaye, 2023 In Translation, Lauren Elkin on Art, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Marie NDiaye and Lauren Elkin, the year’s best translated books, and more.
Morning Bites: Lauren Elkin’s Latest, National Book Award Winners, Daniel Bachman’s Music, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Lauren Elkin’s new book, the National Book Award winners, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Marie NDiaye’s Fiction, Luke O’Neill on Writing, Revisiting Lisa Tuttle, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Marie NDiaye and Lisa Tuttle, an interview with Luke O’Neill, and more.
Weekend Bites: McKenzie Wark’s Latest, Lincoln Michel Fiction, Michael Tedder on MySpace, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on McKenzie Wark’s new book, fiction by Lincoln Michel, and more.
The Literature of Public Transit: On Lauren Elkin’s “No. 91/92”
Is there a canon of literature inspired by city buses? This was a question that first came to my mind when reading Lauren Elkin’s recent No. 91/92: A Diary of the Year on the Bus, a chronicle of Elkin’s daily travels across Paris over the course of a turbulent year. The only other work that came to mind was Magnus Mills’s The Maintenance of Headway — a work that blended Mills’s trademark deadpan with reflections gleaned from his time working as a bus driver.