In our weekend reading: new writing by Wendy C. Ortiz, a James Baldwin-inspired work for theater, and much more.
Morning Bites: Randa Jarrar Interviewed, David R. Bunch, Notable Story Collections, Wendy C. Ortiz, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Randa Jarrar, thoughts on Wendy C. Ortiz’s new book, fiction from Nathan Carson, and more.
Dreams and Revelations: A Review of Wendy C. Ortiz’s “Bruja”
Sometimes I finish a book and feel sorry for whichever volume I will be starting next because the odds of it matching the brilliance of its predecessor are slim. That’s how I felt after finishing Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Albina and the Dog-Men. Luckily, what I started devouring a few hours later was Wendy C. Ortiz’s Bruja, which is packed with surreal imagery, emotional moments, and recollections that walk a fine, blurry, every-shifting line between memory and imagination. Jodorowsky’s pshycomagic is absolutely […]
“It’s the Interior’s Interior”: An Interview With Wendy C. Ortiz
Wendy C. Ortiz‘s three books to date could each be described as memoirs, but each one follows a very different strand of its author’s life, taking on a very different style and structure to do so. Her latest, Bruja, is described as a “dreamoir,” and chronicles Ortiz’s dreams over the course of many months. In them, people and situations recur, and the mood ranges from the surreal to the chilling. Ortiz and I read together in Newburgh, New York last […]
Morning Bites: Wendy C. Ortiz, Writers on the Election, Gabino Iglesias on Obsessions, Simon Roy, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Wendy C. Ortiz, writers react to the election, Gabino Iglesias on obsessions that can derail writing, and more.
Afternoon Bites: A Wendy C. Ortiz Excerpt, Sherman Alexie, D. Foy Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Wendy C. Ortiz’s new book, writing from Sherman Alexie, November book previews, and more.
Morning Bites: Alexander Chee on Elena Ferrante, Junot Diaz Interviewed, Karaoke, Wendy C. Ortiz, and More
In our morning reading: Alexander Chee on Elena Ferrante, thoughts on Wendy C. Ortiz’s new book, an interview with Junot Diaz, and more.
Morning Bites: Robert Aickman, Wendy C. Ortiz Interviewed, Body/Head, Writing the 80s, and More
In our morning reading: exploring Robert Aickman’s fiction, an interview with Wendy C. Ortiz, musical recommendations from Body/Head, and more.