In our afternoon reading: an interview with Terese Svoboda, thoughts on Salman Rushdie’s new novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Tommy Pico, Steve Erickson’s Latest, Neutral Milk Hotel Revisited, Paul Tremblay, and More
In our morning reading: checking in with Tommy Pico, thoughts on Steve Erickson’s most recent novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Neutral Milk Hotel Returns, Mellow Pages Fundraiser, Kyle Minor Talks Narrative, “The Decline of Western Civilization, Part I,” and More
Neutral Milk Hotel played their first show in fifteen years; Kyle Minor talks narrative; Mellow Pages Library is fundraising; and more.
The Zinophile: Black Flag and Neutral Milk Hotel in Half-Size Form
Two zines released in recent months each chronicle the life and times of a beloved band. One takes a historical approach and throws in some artistic history for context; the other takes a more collage-like approach, and in doing so evokes the diverse ways one can dedicate oneself to a particular artist. Black Flag and Neutral Milk Hotel are, admittedly, groups about which much has been written; still, each of the zines covered here brings a unique perspective to the […]
Morning Bites: Lovecraft turns 120, Grossman and the Woolfs, Finnish Bellow, and more
Tomorrow, August 20th, is the 120th birthday of H.P. Lovecraft. Lev Grossman talks some Virginia Woolf. Remember last year when he wrote about Virginia’s husband in The Believer? (We’re just trying to give you things to read this weekend.) The short list is announced for the St. Francis literary prize. The writers and their nominated books are: Kevin Brockmeier, The Illumination; Joshua Cohen, Witz; Jonathan Dee, The Privileges; Yiyun Li, Gold Boy Emerald Girl; Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat; and Brad […]
Afternoon Bites:More Literary Video Games, More Jeff Mangum, More Protests, More Beer in Brooklyn and Much More
If you’re a fan of historical maps, we’ve found your sweet spot.
Bites: Adam Levin, Nabokov’s Butterflies, Emma Straub Reviewed and More
“Adam Levin’s The Instructions and the Cult of the Child” at The Millions. “I flipped back to page one, eager to fall back into this magnificent array of narratives. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.” – Pank on Emma Straub’s Other People We Married. Nabokov’s butterflies. Taking a look at the “godfather of neoconservatism,” Irving Kristol. Jeff Mangum announces he is going to dust off all those old Neutral Milk Hotel songs, and the entire world gets […]
“in 1991 i moved to Athens ,Georgia in search of god, but what I discovered instead was Vic Chesnutt. hearing his music completely transformed the way i thought about writing songs, and i will forever be in his debt.” -Jeff Mangum, Neutral Milk Hotel