In our afternoon reading: writing advice from Charlie Jane Anders, an interview with Robert Kloss, and more. Hope everyone’s voting this Election Day.
Morning Bites: Björk’s Book, Jami Attenberg on Writing, Olga Tokarczuk’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: a book from Björk, interviews with Jami Attenberg and Robert Kloss, and more.
Inside the Uncanny Histories of Robert Kloss
Late last year, Inside the Castle published new editions of two novels by Robert Kloss: The Woman Who Lived Amongst the Cannibals and A Light No More. Describing either book isn’t easy — Kloss combines the hallucinatory history of acid Westerns with the linguistic experimentation of Caroline Bergvall’s Drift. The overall sensibility is both fragmentary and all-encompassing, unlike anything else out there today. With these new editions made more widely available, I chatted with Kloss about the process of putting them together and exploring what might be next for him.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn’s October 2022 Book Preview
We’re going to go with “esoteric” as our lead description of October’s literary offerings. From transformative poetry to literary history to innovative fiction, we have a number of bases covered here. The weather might be taking a turn for the autumnal, but these ten books are worthy reading in all seasons.
Afternoon Bites: Lisa Taddeo, Robert Kloss Interviewed, Leland Cheuk, Szilvia Molnar Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Lisa Taddeo and Robert Kloss, fiction from Szilvia Molnar, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Niviaq Korneliussen, Robert Kloss Interviewed, Rivers Solomon, Pam Houston, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of books by Niviaq Korneliussen and Peter Stenson, new fiction by Rivers Solomon, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Roxane Gay Recommends Books, Raoul Peck Interviewed, Robert Kloss, Alana Massey Nonfiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: book recommendations from Roxane Gay, interviews with Raoul Peck and Robert Kloss, and more.
History as Phantasmagoria as Now: An Interview With Robert Kloss
The last time I talked with Robert Kloss, his novel The Revelator had just been released. A hallucinatory story of American history, religious fanaticism, and violence, this novel unsettled on a host of levels. This year brings with it a new edition of his earlier novel The Alligators of Abraham, along with an election that seemed to tap into many of Kloss’s preferred themes. With both in mind, I reached out for a couple of question on the new edition, Kloss’s thoughts on […]