In our morning reading: Marcy Dermansky on art, thoughts on music and the Women’s March, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting “Giovanni’s Room,” Sharon Jones Remembered, Marcy Dermansky Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: Garth Greenwell revisits a James Baldwin classic, Matthew Salesses interviews Marcy Dermansky, new nonfiction from Kelly Luce, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Marcy Dermansky, Comics in 1986, Gabino Iglesias, Notable Horror Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Marcy Dermansky’s novel, nonfiction by Bijan Stephen and Gabino Iglesias, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Fat Piglet”
Fat Piglet by Marcy Dermansky A few years ago, when I was still a teenager, I was on a reality TV show. I did not enjoy it. I did not like having my life on camera. It made me crazy nervous. I found that I wanted to eat all the time. The camera was always there when I didn’t want it. I would find myself on national TV eating chocolate eclairs, chocolate smeared on my face. The producer of the […]
Afternoon Bites: Claudia Rankine, Marcy Dermansky Interviewed, Colin Dickey Nonfiction, Hardcore and Sports, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Claudia Rankine and Michael J. Seidlinger, Maria Sherman on hardcore’s relationship with sports, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: N. K. Jemisin, A “Searching For John Hughes” Excerpt, Laia Jufresa’s Latest, Marcy Dermansky, and More
In our afternoon reading: new fiction from N. K. Jemisin and Marcy Dermansky, the history of a Silver Jews album, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s October 2016 Book Preview
This may be our largest single month book preview. But then again, this October looks like an unusually strong month for books, whether you’re looking for unsettling fiction in translation, incisive cultural histories, or speculative fiction that takes some of our current concerns to their logical ends. And it wouldn’t be October reading without a couple of glimpses into the uncanny as well. Read on for a glimpse of the books that have caught our attention for this month.
Afternoon Bites: Jade Sharma Interviewed, The Julie Ruin, Marcy Dermansky’s Book Trailer, Brian K. Vaughan, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Jade Sharma, Brian K. Vaughan, and The Julie Ruin; a book trailer for Marcy Dermansky’s new novel; and more.