In our morning reading: talking Leonard Michaels, an interview with Leah Umansky, news of PJ Harvey’s next album, literary New Year’s resolutions, and more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on Joan Didion, Dennis Cooper’s new all-GIF novel, a Michael J. Seidlinger playlist, Susannah Felts on creating a literary nonprofit, and more.
Jen Vafidis If by anything, this week has been overwhelmed by the Slate Lexicon Valley podcast (Car Talk for word nerds!) and Julia Holter’s latest album, Ekstasis. I blame the weather in New York, which was way more conducive to headphones and walks than coffee and armchairs.