In our afternoon reading: revisiting Robert Plunket’s fiction, notes on recently translated books, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Interviewing Teddy Wayne, Arooj Aftab on Music, Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Teddy Wayne, Edan Lepucki on writing, and more.
Dark Laughs Among Luddites: On Teddy Wayne’s “The Great Man Theory”
Teddy Wayne’s fifth novel jumps headlong into our current culture wars, while adding a new chapter to a growing list of adjunct lit. We meet Paul, a recently demoted full instructor who must now accept an adjunct position (“More work for less money…Sign me up!”) He’s in the process of writing his magnum opus, The Luddite Manifesto, which aims to collect and catalogue his critiques of modern technological life
Morning Bites: Tess Gunty Interviewed, Teddy Wayne’s Recommendations, Brad Listi’s Novel, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Tess Gunty, grant application advice, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Teddy Wayne’s Latest, Josh Gondelman on “The Sisters Brothers,” Karen Jennings Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Teddy Wayne’s new book, an interview with Karen Jennings, and more.
Morning Bites: Kristen Millares Young, Christian TeBordo Interviewed, Adam Wilson, Víctor del Árbol Excerpted, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Kristen Millares Young’s new novel, an interview with Adam Wilson, and more.
Morning Bites: Louise Erdrich, Polvo Revisited, Andy Davidson, Teddy Wayne Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Louise Erdrich and Teddy Wayne, a new selection of writing edited by William Boyle, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s February 2020 Book Preview
With the arrival of February, it feels like 2020 is getting into high gear, for better or for worse. A cursory glance at the month’s most anticipated new books could best be described as eclectic: there are experimental and transgressive works here, along with career-spanning tomes and thematically ambitious works of fiction. If this is a harbinger of what the rest of the (literary) year looks like, it’s a good omen.