In our morning reading: exploring Renee Gladman’s work, new writing by Daniel Torday and Alice Kaltman, and more,
Morning Bites: Sarah Rose Etter Interviewed, Jay Deshpande, Shelly Oria on Anthologies, Kieron Gillen, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Sarah Rose Etter and Shelly Oria, poetry from Jay Deshpande, and more.
Morning Bites: Renee Gladman, John Freeman Interviewed, Nicolás Obregón, Susan Sontag’s Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Renee Gladman and Susan Sontag, an interview with John Freeman, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kobo Abe, Luke B. Goebel Fiction, Renee Gladman’s Latest, Jac Jemc, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Kobo Abe and Renee Gladman, fiction by Luke B. Goebel, and more.
Morning Bites: Renee Gladman, Writers Talk Dogs, Maris Kreizman Nonfiction, Ben Loory, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Renee Gladman, new writing by Maris Kreizman, and more.
Morning Bites: Renee Gladman, Patty Yumi Cottrell Interviewed, Joan Didion Documentary, Halloween Reading, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Renee Gladman’s fiction, Yahdon Israel on his Sunday routine, an interview with Patty Yumi Cottrell, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s September 2016 Book Preview
From surreal and disquieting fiction to insightful and disarming essays, many of the books we’re most excited about in September are ones we’ve been waiting to see for a long time. Some are the first books by writers whose work we’ve enjoyed for a while; others collect short fiction from people whose longer-form work has already impressed us. Either way, there are a lot of captivating books due out this September; here are some of the books that have gotten […]
Notes on Fictional Cities Forbidden and Strange
For some readers, there’s a romance to reading about cities or countries that never were, or have vanished, or exist only in the most conceptual way. Not far from my desk is Lonely Planet’s guide to micronations, which features profiles of theoretically sovereign states ranging from Sealand to British West Florida. The title of the first collection of the G. Willow Wilson-written comic book Air neatly summarizes the romance of geography disappeared and nonexistent: Letters From Lost Countries. If you […]