A look back at Julio Cortázar’s Hopscotch, a profile of Scott McClanahan, collaborative art on Governor’s Island, Juliana Hatfield, and more.
We read so many book reviews that sometimes it is hard to smile and say, “That’s a big deal.”
A no-bullshit gentleman, Scott McClanahan isn’t afraid to reveal the underbellies of the world, no matter how embarrassing or dirty or stinky or clammy. McClanahan reminds us that it’s essential to take risks. He helps us keep in mind that the human heart can benefit from being scuffled with. He assures us that fear is part of what makes the world go round. His stories grab ahold of us and linger gauzy and ghostlike. But there is no slight of […]
“So Marnia is about that too: coming to terms with the person you are, rather than the person you might want to be, or once were.” Zach Baron on the latest from Marnie Stern. Steve Albini remembers Jason Molina. Hyperallergic on Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors“. Joseph Riippi talked Crapalachia with Scott McClanahan. Harry Taussig made his live debut at the age of 71 last week at SXSW. His new album on Tomkins Square sounds terrific. New fiction from Tim Horvath. Mish Way (of […]
Douglas Wolk interviewing Warren Ellis? Yep, we’re reading the hell out of that. Chloe Caldwell talked about writing about sex with the PDXX Collective. Not surprisingly, Edward St. Aubyn’s By the Book interview is magnificent. Marc Maron selected his favorite WTF episodes. The Oxford American has an excerpt from Scott McClanahan’s Crapalachia. Resident Advisor has an oral history of The Bunker. Vol.1 Brooklyn’s Tobias Carroll talked fiction with the folks from Joyland. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Reading anything about TV Party is really the best way to start your week. There’s some Junot Díaz in this week’s New Yorker. Scott McClanahan talks to Brad Listi at the Other People podcast. A dance to get rid of white people. Americans need new skills. Revisiting the blackout of 1977. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Scott McClanahan’s The Collected Works Vol.1 will be out later this year on Lazy Fascist. We are incredibly excited about this. Ben Ratliff on The Men and their new bass player. On their blog, WORD chats with Ellen Ullman. Guy LeCharles Gonzalez on ebooks and libraries. The latest Bat Segundo show interviewee is Vol.1 favorite Adam Wilson. Michaelangelo Matos checks out The Shins at Le Poisson Rouge. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
When I included Scott McClanahan’s Stories V! on my list of favorite books from 2011, I mentioned that he might be one of the great Southern storytellers of our time. I think an important component in his greatness is how he doesn’t seem to stop putting out books.