In our morning reading: interviews with Dan Chaon and Nell Zink, thoughts on Kim Fu’s new book, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Geoff Dyer Vs. “Timeless,” Inside CoverSpy, Rufus Wainwright, And More
Geoff Dyer, The Milan Review, CoverSpy, Leigh Stein, and more feature in this afternoon roundup of literary links.
Afternoon Bites: Norman Brannon on Two Lights, Etgar Keret, The Books, and more
“By their estimation, a handful of blog reviews and the privilege to work with someone who sent Lenny Kravitz posters to record stores in 1995 has already cost the band upwards of $109,000. I want to write that number again because it’s so absurd, and then pick up a sandwich board and write it again — next to the words YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG — so that I can boycott Two Lights shows around the country with a small, but angry cult […]
Weekend Bites: Sparks Do Bookworm, Auster/Roth Battle, Adam Langer Talks, Built to Spill and More
At Jacket Copy: WOAH! Sparks (pictured above in the 70s) did the new theme song for Bookworm! At 3:AM Magazine: Philip Roth/Paul Auster death battle. At Jewcy: An interview with Adam Langer. At The Awl: Dudes from a NYC bookstore debate over Freedom. At Big Other: “I feel more regurgitation than genuine writing.” – On Richard Yates, by Tao Lin At the Telegraph: Will Self hanging out at the gym. At Brooklyn Vegan: Built to Spill on a boat. At […]