In our morning reading: interviews with Luis Alberto Urrea and Dessa, new writing by Alexander Chee and Peter Markus, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Marie Darrieussecq on Books, Leland Cheuk, Monica Drake and Portland, Richard Hell Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Marie Darrieussecq and Leland Cheuk, literary depictions of Portland, Oregon, and more.
Morning Bites: Durga Chew-Bose, Leland Cheuk Nonfiction, Waxahatchee Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Durga Chew-Bose, fiction by Sarah Wang, thoughts on punk reunions and activism, and more.
Weekend Bites: Leland Cheuk, Sarah Gerard Nonfiction, Constance Ann Fitzgerald, The Gotobeds, and More
In our weekend reading: new writing by Leland Cheuk, Sarah Gerard, and Constance Ann Fitzgerald; an interview with Jac Jemc; and more.
Afternoon Bites: Samantha Irby Nonfiction, Leland Cheuk, Beth Ditto Interviewed, João Gilberto Noll, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Samantha Irby, interviews with Leland Cheuk and Beth Ditto, and more.
Morning Bites: Yaa Gyasi Interviewed, Jimin Han’s Latest, Madison Smartt Bell, Visiting StokerCon, and More
In our morning reading: conversations with Yaa Gyasi and Madison Smartt Bell, a visit to this year’s StokerCon, and more.
Weekend Bites: Rebecca Solnit, Leland Cheuk Interviewed, Jeff Jackson’s Latest, Uniform, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Rebecca Solnit and Leland Cheuk, thoughts on the year’s best book covers, and more.
We’re taking tomorrow off, and will be back on Monday.
“I’m Looking Forward to Getting Weirder as I Get Older”: A Conversation With Leland Cheuk
Earlier this year, I read with Leland Cheuk at BookCourt shortly after we’d published a story of his at Vol.1 Brooklyn. Over the course of the year, I ended up reading his two books: The Misadventures of Sulliver Pong, a dark comedy about a man’s complex relationship with his morally dubious, politically successful father; and Letters From Dinosaurs, a collection of fiction ranging from corporate satire to descriptions of life in a harrowing near future. In late October, Cheuk and […]