Edgar Allan Poe was born on this day in 1809. What did the Wikipedia blackout accomplish? Teddy Wayne on “The agony of the male novelist” at Salon. Elizabeth Bishop’s paintings. Rich Cohen, Joshua Cohen, and (as far as we can tell) no other people named Cohen are involved in a book called Jewish Jocks. Ben Marcus talks about The Flame Alphabet on All Things Considered. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites? Info@Vol1brooklyn.com
Morning Bites: Another American Psycho, Sara Levine’s music, Unpopular Proverbs, and more
Another American Psycho film? Seriously? Is that really necessary? Is Bret Easton Ellis hard up for cash or something? Emma Straub on Amazon kicking bookstores while they’re down. Sara Levine talks to Largehearted Boy about the songs that helped inspire her book Treasure Island!!! Slate doesn’t seem to like the trailer for the movie adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Teddy Wayne lists another unpopular proverb at McSweeney’s. Greil Marcus really wants you to know […]
Why Jami Attenberg is Today’s Big Winner
Because in the intro to her interview with Teddy Wayne and David Goodwillie over at The Rumpus, she asks: “Goodwillie and Wayne – don’t they sound like they should be a super cop duo?” Yes Jami, they do.