In our morning reading: new writing by Scott McClanahan, thoughts on books by Molly McGhee and Daniel Krauss, and more.
They Put A Gun In My Face About Poetry: The Liver Mush Interview with Graham Irvin
After I finished Graham Irvin’s new book, Liver Mush, I biked to the grocery store to buy some liver mush. In the frozen meat section, there was one solitary block of liver mush left—almost like it was waiting for me. I ate the liver mush on a pillsbury biscuit with American cheese, like Graham suggests in Liver Mush. The liver mush was phenomenal, an unexpected and great discovery. Liver Mush is also phenomenal, also an unexpected and great discovery. Two brand new delights in the course of an afternoon. It made for a good day. And you can discover them, too. They’re waiting for you, too. I had the pleasure of talking with Graham about liver mush and Liver Mush.
Morning Bites: Percival Everett Returns, Scott McClanahan Interviewed, Chi Ta-wei’s Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Percival Everett’s new novel, an interview with Scott McClanahan, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alexander Chee, New York Books, Viv Albertine, Scott McClanahan Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Alexander Chee’s new book, interviews with Viv Albertine and Scott McClanahan, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Maggie Nelson, Carmen Maria Machado on Eggnog, Scott McClanahan Interviewed, duncan b. barlow, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Maggie Nelson and Scott McClanahan, new writing from Carmen Maria Machado, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s 2017 Favorites: Fiction
Certain themes keep popping up in the fiction that impressed us most this year: the potential horrors of ambiguity, the nature of immigration, the threat of state violence, mysteries that can’t be solved, and the malleability of memory. That’s not too surprising, given the year we’ve had. Here’s a look at some of our favorite fiction from the year that was.
Morning Bites: Ken Liu on Film, Victor LaValle Interviewed, Azar Swan, Scott McClanahan, and More
In our morning reading: adapting Ken Liu for film, the World Fantasy Award winners for 2017, and more.
Morning Bites: Jennifer Egan, Chelsea Martin Interviewed, Upper Wilds, Scott McClanahan’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Jennifer Egan and Scott McClanahan, new writing from Rahawa Haile, and more.