In our morning reading: considering the legacy of Osamu Dazai, an interview with Nick Drnaso, and more.
Weekend Bites: Michelle Tea’s Memoir, Lindsay Lerman Interviewed, Nick Drnaso’s Latest, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on Michelle Tea’s new book, an interview with Linday Lerman, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Nick Drnaso’s Latest, Oneida Returns, Nora Ephron’s Legacy, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Nick Drnaso’s new book, an interview with Glenn Mercer, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Elvia Wilk on Fandom, Writers and AIs, Interviewing Nick Drnaso, and More
In our afternoon reading: nonfiction by Elvia Wilk, an interview with Nick Drnaso, and more.
Morning Bites: Rainer Maria Revisited, Notable Science Fiction, Nick Drnaso Interviewed, Translators on Translation, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting the music of Rainer Maria and Fugazi, an interview with Nick Drnaso, and more.
Morning Bites: Olga Tokarczuk, Crystal Hana Kim’s Latest, Lisa Locascio’s Playlist, Nick Drnaso, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Olga Tokarczuk and Crystal Hana Kim, new writing by Jes Skolnik, and more.
Morning Bites: Gerald Murnane, Arundhati Roy on Language, Nick Drnaso Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: Brian Evenson on Gerald Murnane, Arundhati Roy on language, and more.
False Conspiracies and Real Trauma: Nick Drnaso on “Sabrina”
A few weeks ago, I read a truly unnerving graphic novel called Sabrina, recently published by Drawn & Quarterly. Its quiet spell hasn’t waned yet. Focusing on a man whose girlfriend has ostensibly been murdered, and the fraught aftermath of that awful event, the book plunges the reader into a netherworld of personal isolation, paranoia, and Internet rabbit holes, as Newtown-type denialists seize upon the tragedy. As such, it’s a highly American book, though author Nick Drnaso made clear that […]