I first met Scott Cheshire at an Electric Literature event in the winter; not long after that, I worked on a piece for the Tottenville Review, where he’s a contributing editor. Soon after that, I read his debut novel, High as the Horses’ Bridles. It’s a bold novel, abounding with contrasts: Cheshire is equally at home writing scenes of domestic conflict and theological debate; Queens and southern California are evoked in equal measures. There’s plenty to ponder here: long discussions of family, […]
Morning Bites: Nadine Gordimer, Writers and Social Media, Cold Beat on San Francisco, Bill Hillman Interviewed, and More
Remembrances of Nadine Gordimer, interviews with Bill Hillman and Hannah Lew, reviews of Scott Cheshire’s debut novel and a surreal cinematic adaptation of a Stanislaw Lem book, and more.
Scott Cheshire Revisits Brooklyn for Harper’s
My earliest memory of visiting there, at six or seven, has my family walking those incredibly clean streets as if beyond them were a protected place, separate from the broken cement outside of Bethel’s borders. But mostly I remember the street names: Orange, Pineapple, Cranberry, and Water. Such nature! God lived in a concrete Eden. -from Scott Cheshire’s “God Lives on Lemon Street,” up now at Harper’s. There’s also an excerpt from his excellent novel High as the Horses’ Bridles up at Killing the Buddha.
Morning Bites: Scott Cheshire, Kyle Minor, Brutalist Classics, Talking “Two Serious Ladies,” and More
Celebrating Scott Cheshire’s book release, new writing from Natalie Eilbert and Mairead Case, talking Jane Bowles, Ted Thompson discusses his debut, and more.
Weekend Bites: Rivka Galchen, Debut Novelists, Ariel Schrag’s Latest, Julianna Barwick’s Brewery Collaboration, and More
An interview with Rivka Galchen, and a review of her latest; thoughts on Julianna Barwick’s new EP and Ariel Schrag’s new novel; talking with debut novelists, a profile of Sean Michaels, and more.
Morning Bites: James McBride on NYC, Maud Newton on “The Noble Hustle,” Norman Lock, Hilton Als and “All That Jazz,” and More
Maud Newton on the latest from Colson Whitehead, interviews with Norman Lock, Julia Fierro, and James McBride, thoughts on Sophie Calle’s latest work, photos of North Brother Island, and more.