In our Wednesday morning reading: advice from Laurie Penny, Jenny Zhang and Monica McClure on race and humor, new Alissa Nutting fiction, an interview with Chloe Caldwell, and more.
An excerpt from Laurie Penny, new writing from Meredith Graves, interviews with Brooks Headley and Sarah Lipstate, the National Book Awards longlists for YA and poetry, and more.
Thoughts on an anthology of Nellie Bly’s work, an interview with Sam Pink, a trailer for Stuart Murdoch’s film God Help the Girl, and more.
Pondering Sebald, writers reveal their worst work, thoughts on the Amazon/Hachette clash, an excerpt of Sarah Gerard’s forthcoming novel, and more.
Writer Laurie Penny and illustrator Molly Crabapple talked with Bitch about their collaboration Discordia, Christopher Hitchens, Djuna Barnes, and more. Ann Patchett on the first year in the life of her bookstore Parnassus Books. Jay Bulger on making a documentary about legendary drummer Ginger Baker. Molly Ringwald is interviewed by the Los Angeles Review of Books. Nick Hornby is adapting Cheryl Strayed’s Wild for the big screen. And Brian K. Vaughan is adapting Stephen King’s Under the Dome for television. Edward Champion looks into the […]