Cue July; cue the heat. Maybe your preferred method for dealing with high temperatures and the ever-present sun is to hole up somewhere with abundant air conditioning; perhaps you’re opting for the beach or a park, the better to savor the distinctive weather of the season. Either way, they’re spaces that lend themselves to reading, and we have some recommendations the month that looms ahead, from musical histories to unsettling fiction in translation.
Morning Bites: Cristina Rivera Garza, Revisiting Barbara Pym, “Punk Is Dead” Reviewed, and More
In our morning reading: Cristina Rivera Garza in conversation with Samantha Hunt, thoughts on the new Destroyer album, and much more.
Morning Bites: Ada Limón, Jac Jemc Interviewed, Samantha Hunt’s Latest, Sara Schmidt, and More
In our morning reading: new writing from Ada Limón, interviews with Jac Jemc and Mensah Demary, and more.
Morning Bites: Camille T. Dungy, Jen Doll Nonfiction, Samantha Hunt, Katie Von Schleicher’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Camille T. Dungy’s new book, essays by Jen Doll and Samantha Hunt, and more.
Morning Bites: Samantha Hunt, David Burr Gerrard Interviewed, “Fahrenheit 451” Adapted, Édouard Louis, and More
In our morning reading: reviews of books by Samantha Hunt and Édouard Louis, politics and publishing, and more.
Morning Bites: Gabe Habash, Samantha Hunt Interviewed, Joanna C. Valente Nonfiction, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Gabe Habash’s first novel, interviews with Samantha Hunt and Dave Weigel, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s July 2017 Book Preview
Welcome to the month of July. Odds are good that your Instagram has a higher-than-usual percentage of images of books read beside water and sand; odds are good that your social media feed abounds with frustration with humidity, public transit delays, and the joys of summer heat. July also brings with it a fascinating assortment of new (and newly translated) books, from thought-provoking fiction to incisive nonfiction. Here’s a look at some of the books that are on our minds […]
Afternoon Bites: Jami Attenberg, Samantha Hunt Fiction, John Langan Interviewed, Music Books, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Jami Attenberg’s forthcoming novel, new nonfiction from Mensah Demary, and much more.