In our morning reading: thoughts on Rachel Kushner’s new novel, new writing by Scaachi Koul, and more.
Frontrunners: Last Minute Tips for Obama and Romney in V.S. Naipaul’s “The Suffrage of Elvira”
To prep for (hopefully) tonight’s grand finale, when Brooklynites and whoever else lives in America will cast their votes for state and national candidates, Vol. 1 Brooklyn presents part two of Frontrunners: a short series examining novels about elections and their entrants. May these profiles both rally citizens and celebrate the sensual art of civics itself. With any luck, the “absentee ballads” vetted here might even find their way to President Obama and Governor Sideburns, and offer both men solace […]
Indexing: Last Days of Russian Aristocracy, Random Richard Yates, Daphne du Maurier, Solo Constantines, and More
A roundup of things consumed by our contributors.
Indexing: Election Fiction and Nonfiction, Watching Antonioni, Inside Marvel Comics, Books Trapped in the Closet, Grace Paley, and More
A roundup of things consumed by our contributors.