In our morning reading: talking books with Danzy Senna and Jonathan Reiss, new writing by Ian Svenonius and Michael T. Fournier, and more.
Hannah Lew on Cold Beat’s New Album, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Music for Machines
Chaos By Invitation is the name of the third album by San Francsisco’s Cold Beat–though, to hear the band’s founder, Hannah Lew, talk about its genesis, chaos may be the last thing that comes to mind. The sound of the group’s albums have veered from urgent postpunk to a more ethereal sound, the main constants being Lew’s vocals and her distinctive lyrical sensibility. We talked about the role of science fiction in her work, how the work of Ursula K. […]
Afternoon Bites: Elif Batuman Interviewed, John Keene’s Award, Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Master and Margarita,” and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Elif Batuman and Ursula K. Le Guin, thoughts on Arthur Russell, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Simon Reynolds on Glam Rock, Ursula K. Le Guin, Donald Quist Interviewed, “Patricide” Reviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Simon Reynolds and Donald Quist, thoughts on D. Foy’s new novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: A Jace Clayton Excerpt, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roald Dahl Revisited, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Jace Clayton’s latest, thoughts on the new Nick Cave documentary, revisiting books by Roald Dahl and Ursula K. Le Guin, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Tommy Pico, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kirsten Johnson Interviewed, Daniel Higgs, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Tommy Pico and Kirsten Johnson, fiction from Ursula K. Le Guin, and more.
We Will Happily Read Ursula K. Le Guin’s Recent Nonfiction
Ursula K. Le Guin’s name is one that has loomed large in American fiction for the last few decades. Her work in science fiction and speculative fiction has investigated bold and essential questions surrounding things that we take for granted, while her Earthsea books memorably display a different side of her storytelling abilities. Le Guin has also written an abundance of nonfiction, and a book due out from Small Beer Press in October, Words Are My Matter, collects fifteen years’ […]
Morning Bites: David Mitchell on Earthsea, Clarice Lispector Fiction, Brenda Ueland, and More
In our morning reading: David Mitchell on Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels, scenes from the Genre Ball, reviews of books by Chinelo Okparanta and Ray Russell, and more.