Multiple Acts of Abandonment by Nancy Hightower I was twenty-five years old when I decided to break up with my father. I suppose I could have started with the standard it’s not you, it’s me, but that seemed too trite given that our relationship began the day I was born. What was really going through my mind was more along the lines of it’s not you, it’s me, no it really is you, all you and if you could just […]
Afternoon Bites: Samanta Schweblin Interviewed, Julio Cortázar, Deb Olin Unferth’s Latest, Melissa Febos, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Samanta Schweblin and Melissa Febos, a review of Deb Olin Unferth’s new collection, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Julie Shigekuni, Daniel Clowes Interviewed, Shea Stadium’s Fundraiser, Mila Jaroniec, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of books by Julie Shigekuni and Mila Jaroniec, an interview with Daniel Clowes, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Priests, Joe Halstead’s Latest, Sleater-Kinney’s Live Album, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on the new album from Priests and Sleater-Kinney’s live album, a look back at literary 2016, and more.
Morning Bites: Tim Horvath Interviewed, “Ways of Seeing” Revisited, Adapting “Kindred,” Aimee Bender, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Tim Horvath, new nonfiction from Nancy Hightower, Matt Bell on Aimee Bender’s short fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Samuel R. Delany Interviewed, Masha Gessen, Terese Svoboda Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Samuel R. Delany, new nonfiction from Masha Gessen and Morgan Parker, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Rion Amilcar Scott, Claudia Rankine Interviewed, Bruce Springsteen’s Memoir, Rios de la Luz, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Rion Amilcar Scott, interviews with Claudia Rankine and Rios de la Luz, and more.
Morning Bites: Karl Ove Knausgård Interviewed, Margaret Eby Nonfiction, Red Ink Debuts, Anohni’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Karl Ove Knausgård, new nonfiction from Margaret Eby, a look at Frieze New York, and more.