In our Friday afternoon reading: an interview with Mark Doten, new Amelia Gray fiction, Parul Sehgal on recent nonfiction, Gay Talese on Selma, the announcement of the Lambda Literary Award finalists, and more.
Whether he’s delving into the lost histories of New York City, exploring his own background, or revealing the story behind an obscure photograph or short story, Luc Sante’s work can serve as the most dynamic of educations. In conjunction with a recent visit to Detroit, Sante spoke with Mike McGonigal, publisher of a pair of his books at Yeti and music editor at the Detroit Metro Times.
The National Book Critics Circle award finalists have been announced; Luc Sante on the Coen Brothers’ latest; Hilton Als on Amiri Baraka, Shelley Jackson’s story in snow, and more.
Selections from the correspondence between Leonard Bernstein and Martha Gellhorn; Luc Sante remembers Lou Reed; new Robert Lopez fiction; and more.
Dueling Black Flags, Luc Sante on Parisian photography, punctuation made fascinating, notes on a pair of early Cronenberg films, and more.
This is not a Luc Sante reader, but I really wish that it was.
Brideshead Revisited Vs. Downton Abbey in a really bloody battle at Page Views. N+1 Personals gets profiled by New York magazine. Have you seen the preview for Stephen Elliott’s Cherry? Now Salman Rushdie thinks the whole assassination attempt on his life thing was B.S. Luc Sante on Patti Smith. Again, we repeat: Luc Sante on Patti Smith at the New York Review of Books. Cooking with Sonic Youth (before Kim and Thurston broke up) and Evan Dando at Flavorwire. Follow Vol. 1 […]
Luc Sante looks at the work of Jean-Patrick Manchette, whose Fatale is damn good reading. Brain Pickings on the ten best biographies of 2011. Alina Simone meets Alina Simone. Ander Monson reviews Blake Butler’s Insomnia for the New York Times Book Review. Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen are profiled by The New Yorker. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites? Info@Vol1brooklyn.com