In our Monday morning reading: interviews with Paula Fox and Samuel R. Delany, a look at Lidia Yuknavitch’s new novel, notes on beach reads, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Eileen Myles Poetry, Claudia Rankine, James Murphy’s Wine Bar, Lawn Chair History, and More
In our afternoon reading: new poetry from Eileen Myles, a trip to James Murphy’s wine bar, talking with Claudia Rankine, Margaret Eby on lawn chairs, and more.
Announcing Alexis Coe and Margaret Eby In Conversation at Community Bookstore
In Alice + Freda Forever, Alexis Coe recounts a tragic, true-life love story that shocked America in 1892. To marry 17-year-old Freda Ward, 19-year-old Alice Mitchell attempted to pass as a man, but their forbidden love ended not in bliss but in bloodshed. Coe uses over 100 love letters, maps, artifacts, and other historical material to document a teenage murder that shocked the nation. Alexis will be in conversation with journalist and critic Margaret Eby.
Morning Bites: Mat Johnson, Noah Cicero and xTx, BAM’s New Director, Cecil Taylor Reissues, and More
In our morning reading: new nonfiction from Matt Johnson, the Man Booker International Prize is announced, BAM gets a new director, xTx and Noah Cicero in conversation, and more.
Morning Bites: Akhil Sharma, “Astral Weeks” Revisited, Meghan Daum, Eric Nelson Interviewed, and More
In our Wednesday morning reading: interviews with Meghan Daum and Eric Nelson, Akhil Sharma wins the Folio Prize, new writing from Aaron Gilbreath, and more.
Weekend Bites: New Mountain Goats, Emily Schultz Interviewed, Kieron Gillen on Terry Pratchett, Global Irish Pubs, and More
In our weekend reading: talking wrestling with The Mountain Goats, Kieron Gillen’s affecting tribute to Terry Pratchett, an interview with Emily Schultz, new writing from Benjamin Percy, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting “Hopscotch,” Jynne Dilling Martin, New Sarah Gerard Fiction, Whiting Award Winners, and More
In our morning reading: a series of Cortázar-inspired photographs, checking in with Jynne Dilling Martin, adapting Ishiguro’s latest for film, new fiction from Sarah Gerard and Hannah Sloane, and more.
Morning Bites: Kathy Acker, Robert Christgau Interviewed, Michelle Orange on Kim Gordon, “A Confederacy of Dunces” Staged, and More
In our Tuesday morning reading: notes on Kathy Acker, Michelle Orange on Kim Gordon, an interview with Robert Christgau, a review of Paul Beatty’s latest, and more.