In our morning reading: Cari Luna interviewed Peter Rock, checking in with Paula Bomer, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Steph Post and Alex Segura on Florida, David Joy’s Playlist, Kamasi Washington, and More
In our afternoon reading: talking Florida and crime fiction, a playlist from David Joy, and much more.
Morning Bites: Robert Lopez’s Latest, Rion Amilcar Scott Interviewed, Paula Bomer’s Essays, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Robert Lopez’s new novel, an interview with Rion Amilcar Scott, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Will Chancellor on Don DeLillo, Emily Raboteau Nonfiction, “The Sympathizer,” Paula Bomer, and More
In our afternoon reading: Will Chancellor on Don DeLillo’s latest and land art, new nonfiction from Emily Raboteau and Paula Bomer, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Louise Erdrich Interviewed, Hilton Als, Jac Jemc Nonfiction, Garth Greenwell, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Louise Erdrich, new nonfiction from Hilton Als and Garth Greenwell, and more.
Weekend Bites: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Natalie Eilbert Poetry, Nora Ephron, Experimental Feminist Literature, and More
In our weekend reading: new writing from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Natalie Eilbert, and Bijan Stephen; Paula Bomer interviewed by Karolina Waclawiak; and much more.
My Father’s Suicide and “The Days of Abandonment”
“They cut you open to get at your heart, sounds like a metaphor for something but it’s not” -Juliana Hatfield In the The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante, narrator Olga describes her reaction to her husband of nearly two decades’ abrupt decision to abandon her and their two young children. “I couldn’t calm down. Was it possible that Mario should leave me like this, without warning? It seemed to me incredible that all of a sudden he had […]
Morning Bites: Chloe Caldwell Interviewed, New Prince, Judd Apatow and Phil Klay, and More
In our Monday morning reading: an interview with Chloe Caldwell, new nonfiction from Paula Bomer and Aaron Lake Smith, thoughts on new music from Prince, and more.