In our afternoon reading: thoughts on the work of Scholastique Mukasonga, an interview with Thomas Kendall, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kirsten Bakis’s Latest, Thomas Kendall’s Fiction, Fanfic Controversies, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Kirsten Bakis’s new novel, a discussion of Kim Gordon’s latest album, and more.
Books of the Month: December 2023
And now it’s December. What does December bring, in literary terms? An interesting array of books, representing a disparate array of styles and approaches to the craft of writing. Do you like short stories? We’ve got you covered. Do you enjoy poetry? There’s some poetry here, too. Throw some literary translations into the mix and you have a solid month for reading — with what might be your next favorite book as this year draws to a close.
Afternoon Bites: Luis Alberto Urrea Nonfiction, Nebula Award Winners, Baba Badji on Cities and Books, and More
In our afternoon reading: nonfiction by Luis Alberto Urrea, an interview with Baba Badji, and more.
Morning Bites: Benjamin Myers’s Latest, Pulitzer Prize Winners, Patricia McCormick on Censorship, and More
In our morning reading: a review of Benjamin Myers’s new novel, reactions to book bans, and more.
Morning Bites: Craig Laurance Gidney on Writing, Circuit Des Yeux Remixed, Stephen Graham Jones on Comics, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Craig Laurance Gidney and Stephen Graham Jones, an intriguing musical collaboration, and more.
Currents, an Interview Series with Brian Alan Ellis (Episode 89: Thomas Kendall)
THOMAS KENDALL is the author of The Autodidacts (Whiskey Tit Press, 2022), which Dennis Cooper called “a brilliant novel—inviting like a secret passage, infallible in its somehow orderly but whirligig construction, spine-tingling to unpack, and as haunted as any fiction in recent memory.” His work has appeared in the anthologies Abyss (Orchards Lantern) and Userlands (Akashic Books), and online at Entropy.
Morning Bites: Interviewing Laura Warrell, Ben Loory Fiction, Titaua Peu in Translation, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Laura Warrell, notes on good writing conferences, and more.