In our afternoon reading: a playlist from Alex DiFrancesco, reviews of books by Kate Zambreno and Karen Abbott, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Colson Whitehead, Stephen Graham Jones Interviewed, Sarah Rose Etter, Courtney Maum’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: a conversation with Colson Whitehead, reviews of novels by Naomi Booth and Courtney Maum, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Stephen Graham Jones on Horror, Frances Hardinge, Joe Hill Interviewed, Jersey City Venues, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Stephen Graham Jones and Joe Hill, poetry by Nancy Hightower, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lynda Barry, Matthew Salesses on Plot, Stephen Graham Jones on Horror, and More
In our afternoon reading: Lynda Barry on and in comics, craft essays by Matthew Salesses and Stephen Graham Jones, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alice Coltrane, Rion Amilcar Scott Fiction, Mary Timony on DC’s Best Bands, Stephen Graham Jones, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on the music of Alice Coltrane, new writing from Rion Amilcar Scott and Stephen Graham Jones, and more.
Morning Bites: Ben Lerner on John Berger, Phillip B. Williams Poetry, Stephen Graham Jones’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: the legacy of John Berger, new writing from Phillip B. Williams and Meredith Alling, and more.
Stephen Graham Jones Revives the Werewolf Novel: A Review of “Mongrels”
To say a novel is one of the best in its genre and the absolute best in its subgenre is high praise. However, to say that a novel adds so much to the canon of its genre and subgenre that it becomes that statistical impossibility known as an instant classic is something a reviewer, at least an honest, lucky one, probably gets to write only a handful of times in his or her career. In the case of Stephen Graham […]
Afternoon Bites: Margaret Wappler, Stephen Graham Jones Interviewed, Inside Trans-Pecos, Ted Chiang, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Margaret Wappler’s new novel, interviews with Ted Chiang and Stephen Graham Jones, and more.