In our morning reading: interviews with Chloe Caldwell and Shawn Vestal, Greg Jackson on literary influences, and more.
Morning Bites: Shawn Vestal’s Playlist, Joe Hill Interviewed, “Watership Down” Adapted, and More
In our morning reading: a playlist from Shawn Vestal, nonfiction from Juliet Escoria, musicians who could be great novelists, and more.
Afternoon Bites: “Mildred Pierce” and LA, Rob Spillman Interviewed, P-Funk Spin-Offs, Gabino Iglesias’s Reading Tips, and More
In our afternoon reading: notes on “Mildred Pierce,” Gabino Iglesias’s tips for a good reading, nonfiction from Shawn Vestal, and more.
Morning Bites: Saeed Jones Interviewed, “Inherent Vice” Trailer, Shawn Vestal, New Krasznahorkai Fiction, and More
A pair of interviews with Saeed Jones, the trailer for Inherent Vice, new fiction from László Krasznahorkai, notable literary Twitter feeds, and more.
#tobyreads: Misreading “Flan” and Reading Collections
This week? Collections. Mostly, at least. Two short story collections, one novel that could easily be taken for a collection, and some poetry. I should probably also mention that I’ve recently finished A. Igoni Barrett’s Love Is Power, or Something Like That for a review I’m working on, and it’s fantastic — one of the best books I’ve read in a while, and a terrifically-constructed book.