In our afternoon reading: checking in with David Berman, thoughts on books by Max Porter and Jay Bernard, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Max Porter, Juliet Escoria Interviewed, Liz Harris, and More
In our afternoon reading: exploring new novels by Max Porter and Isabel Waidner, an interview with Juliet Escoria, and more.
Morning Bites: Karen Russell, Literary Las Vegas, Max Porter Interviewed, Peter Rock’s Playlist,and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Karen Russell and Max Porter, a playlist from Peter Rock, and more.
Morning Bites: Ted Chiang, Max Porter Interviewed, Sarah McCarry Fiction, John Darnielle, and More
In our morning reading: fiction from Ted Chiang and Sarah McCarry, writers share their rituals, and more.
Motherless Children Are Pure Crow: A Review of Max Porter’s “Grief is the Thing with Feathers”
Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers is a heartbreaking work that riffs off Emily Dickinson’s poem “‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers” emptying it of its signification, filling it with black feathers, cursing crows, and loss. What I find most fascinating about the book is the very thing I didn’t seem to care for when I began reading. He lays symbolic representation naked upon the page in such a way that the reader must struggle with the overt […]
Afternoon Bites: Juliet Escoria’s Playlist, “The Chris Gethard Show,” Noah Hawley Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: a playlist from Juliet Escoria, notable recent horror fiction, new writing from Max Porter, and much more.