In our afternoon reading: interviews with Renata Adler, Fred Thomas, and Sarah Manguso; a preview of Lauren Groff’s next novel; Rick Perlstein on intellectuals’ ideological shifts; La Luz’s next album; and more.
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Katie Coyle, Michael Gira, and Erase Errata; Rahawa Haile on the Whitney Houston tv movie; new writing on books from Jeanette Winterson and Lauren Groff; and more.
New writing from Lauren Groff, thoughts on new books from Jim Ruland and Christopher Beha, interviews with Scott Cheshire and Michel Gondry, and more.
“These pages are replete with stories about battles with cops, long afternoons surfing and skateboarding, being driven around on the freeways by the “only one with a license,” bass guitars thrust through frat house windows, and nights at the unofficial “Mecca” of the scene, the Oki Dog.” Brian Kim Stefans on We Got Power! Ed Champion is planning a 3,000-mile “conversational journey” across the United States. Jessica Luther on feminism in romance novels. Touré on Questlove on Prince. Guernica talked with […]
Brad Nelson talks about Rorschach playing Le Poisson Rouge this past weekend. Patrick Somerville and Lauren Groff in conversation at Bomb. Nick Antosca on Richard Lloyd Parry’s The People Who Eat Darkness over at The Daily. Details have emerged of Swans’ new album The Seer, and: damn, we are excited for this one. (Jarboe!) If you’ve ever wanted to hide a wireless router inside of a book… Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
We’d like to remind you that this Sunday, April 29th, we’re teaming up with Bomb, FSG, and Tumblr to bring you an evening with Etgar Keret who will be in conversation with Lorin Stein of The Paris Review at PowerHouse Arena. RSVP at Facebook. Cynthia Ozick is interviewed at The Guardian. Rebellious ladies of Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age. The Millions talk to Lauren Groff. LitKicks on Ed McClanahan’s I Just Hitched in From the Coast. The guy from Tanlines archives old Jewish […]
A weekly appreciation for the art of the review.
At The Paris Review, Jenny Hendrix looks at James Salter’s presence at the Armory Show. Lauren Groff discusses where she writes. People have been telling us fantastic things about her new book Arcadia, so hey… David Cronenberg is working on a pilot called Knifeman. In related news, we are incapable of seeing that and not hearing the old Batman theme song, but with “Knifeman” in place of “Batman.” Via Warren Ellis comes this post from Matt Webb about the notion of “product.” […]