In our morning reading: thoughts on the short fiction of Anna Seghers, interviews with Gabino Iglesias and Kristen Arnett, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Marilynne Robinson Interviewed, C.L. Polk, Center for Fiction Fellows, Ivan Vladislavic, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Marilynne Robinson, delving into the music of Sunn 0))), and more.
Afternoon Bites: Samanta Schweblin, Bram Stoker Awards, Marilynne Robinson Interviewed, Monica Drake, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Samanta Schweblin and Marilynne Robinson, new writing by Monica Drake, and more.
Morning Bites: Brandon Hobson Interviewed, Marilynne Robinson, Michel Faber Fiction, Kathe Koja Revisited, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Brandon Hobson, new writing by Michel Faber and Lance Olsen, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Quintan Ana Wikswo, Kiki Petrosino’s Playlist, Marilynne Robinson, Rahawa Haile on 2017, and More
In our afternoon reading: a review of Quintan Ana Wikswo’s new book, new writing from Rahawa Haile and Marilynne Robinson, and more.
Morning Bites: Zadie Smith on Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Edith Wharton and Celebrity, Han Kang, The Gotobeds’ Latest, and More
In our morning reading: Zadie Smith on the writings of Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, an interview with Marilynne Robinson, new nonfiction from Navneet Alang, and more.
Notes on Religious Striving For Good and Ill: Revisiting Marilynne Robinson
To talk about Marilynne Robinson and her work is to talk about an institution, with all the attending pluses and minuses of that framework. Her work needs no more acclaim or renown, she will continue to receive awards, and each new work – an essay, a story – will be welcomed as an event, as something to carve out time for and savor. And why not? Robinson, like the venerable Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Mary Beard or Claudia Rankine, is […]
Afternoon Bites: Penelope Fitzgerald, Writers on Re-Reading, Jenny Slate Interviewed, Stevie Wonder at MSG, and More
Alexander Chee on Penelope Fitzgerald, writers on revisiting their own work, notes on Stevie Wonder at MSG, and more.