At Three Guys One Book, Jason Rice looks at the Joseph Gordon-Levitt-edited anthology The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories. The Los Angeles Times profiles Shalom Auslander, Amelia Gray, and Todd Zuniga as literary “Faces to Watch” in 2012. Joshua Lars Weill looks at sports-tape trading, at The Classical. Flavorwire selects their 10 most anticipated books of 2012. The fine people of ComicsAlliance have selected their 11 best comics of 2011. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for […]
Should I Trust the Good Taste of Todd Zuniga?
Todd Zuniga (Opium, Literary Death Match) has good taste, and he seemed to like Imperial Bedrooms. Is this the final clue from God that I should read the (possibly terrible) follow up to one of my favorite books ever? The dark undergrounds of real-deal metropolitan cities (NYC, SF, LA, London, etc.) can be grim, horrifying places. We’ve all heard stories (or at least seen Requiem for a Dream). I don’t have the constitution to live in this world, though I […]
Some Opium for iPhone
Opium joins McSweeney’s, Featherproof, and whoever else we are forgetting to mention in the category of “lit publications with iPhone apps”. Todd Zuniga talked to Jacket Copy about his mags new use of technology. JC: Is the Opium app addictive? TZ: In a word: absolutely. Opium publishes fantastic, bite-sized gems every day (next week we’ll showcase 250-Word Bookmark Contest finalists — an estimated reading time no longer than one minute and 20 seconds). So there’ll always be something new to […]