Rosie Schaap on Kurt Weill and autumn drinks, an excerpt from Matt Bell’s next novel, new fiction from Lincoln Michel, art comic recommendations, thoughts on the new novel from David Connerley Nahm, and more.
An excerpt from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s forthcoming book, new writing from Helen DeWitt and Zachary Lipez, Rosie Schaap on apertifs, notes on Pulp’s movie, and more.
Porochista Khakpour talked with Adult, Paula Bomer’s collection is reviewed, new music from Publicist UK, notes on reading in bars, recommended American writers, and more.
A discussion of Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl, writers reveal their favorite books about soccer, Mike Sacks is interviewed on the subject of comedy, thoughts on the new Cold Beat album, and more.
This afternoon: Interviews with Roxane Gay and Adam Wilson, notes on book-lending, Max Richter and the rise of “post-classical” music, the writings of Hope Hale Davis, and much more.
Pictures and words from the early 1980s fanzine We Got Power gets the book treatment this August. (Thanks @mariasherm for the tip.) Speaking of the West Coast, there’s a whole new Los Angeles Review of Books. Big mazels. Breaking down how much money it cost five women writers (including Dorothy Parker, Patti Smith, and Kate Christensen) to make it in New York at The Awl. Michael Robbins and friends hang out at Housing Works. The chemistry of old book smell. […]
If you read Vol. 1 Brooklyn enough, you probably realize by now that some of us come from punk rock backgrounds. We’ve made zines, been in bands, gone on tour, and maybe dyed our hair an awkward shade of green once or twice. That’s why we’re beyond thrilled to announce the lineup for The Greatest 3-Minute Punk Stories Ever, taking place at Public Assembly on April 10th. As always, the event is free, and starts at 7:30. Each reader will […]
Between now and when the flowers start growing, the trees beging greening, and the animals start mating, we’ve got a bunch of events going on. There will be a few more announced coming up, but in the meantime, we figured we should mention these. Also, as usual, all events are free.