In our afternoon reading: thoughts on the anthology “Kink,” an interview with Jacob Guanzon, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Madeline ffitch, Revisiting Peter Straub’s “Koko,” Desert Novels, Leonard Cohen Documentary, and More
In our afternoon reading: a review of Madeline ffitch’s new novel, a playlist from Mona Awad, and more.
Morning Bites: Peter Straub, Independent Press Preview, Brooklyn Folk Festival, and More
In our morning reading: a new novella from Peter Straub, previewing indie press books, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Rachel Cusk’s Latest, Peter Straub on Poe’s Heirs, Kate Zambreno, Negative Reviews, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on recent books from Rachel Cusk and Kate Zambreno, recent Korean fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Chloe Caldwell, Laird Barron on “Koko,” Ranking Philip Roth’s Novels, and More
In our afternoon reading: checking in with Chloe Caldwell, Laird Barron on Peter Straub’s “Koko,” and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Adrian Van Young and Peter Straub, Brit Bennett Interviewed, Julia Elliott, Ramones Exhibit, and More
In our afternoon reading: Adrian Van Young conversed with Peter Straub, a visit to the Ramones exhibit at the Queens Museum, an interview with Brit Bennett, and more.
Morning Bites: Joanna Walsh, Peter Straub Recommends Books, Dana Spiotta’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: reviews of books by Dana Spiotta and Joanna Walsh, book recommendations from Peter Straub, and much more.
“The Whole Thing Was Built on Nuance”: Peter Straub on Fiction, Jazz, and the Making of “Interior Darkness”
One of the most significant moments in my reading life to date came when was in high school and Peter Straub‘s novel The Throat. The metafictional elements found in that novel were my first really immersive experience in that as a storytelling technique, and the effect was groundbreaking, an expansion of what I was aware that fiction was capable of doing. I’ve continued to read Straub’s work over the years, and on the occasion of the publication of Interior Darkness, […]