When I first encountered Corey Farrenkopf online, it was due in part to his literary profile — he’s a writer, an interviewer, and a librarian with a wide-ranging sense of the uncanny. This year brought with it the release of his deubt novel Living in Cemeteries, set in a world similar to our own with one key difference: restless spirits sometimes take revenge on the living for the sins of their ancestors. It’s a wonderfully disquieting book, and we discussed its origins, its evolution, and what’s next for him.
Morning Bites: Interviewing Talia Lavin, Booker Prize Winner, Vintage Crime Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Talia Lavin, revisiting classic crime fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Nicole Haroutunian on Writing, Mike Fu’s Playlist, M.L. Rio on Dark Academia, and More
In our afternoon reading, Nicole Haroutunian and Apryl Lee talked books, a playlist from Mike Fu, and more.
An Excerpt From “Metal Hurlant”
The long-running science fiction comics anthology Metal Hurlant is returning via publisher Humanoids, and there’s currently a Kickstarter campaign taking place for this new iteration. The new iteration of Metal Hurlant will be published quarterly, and Matt Fraction, James Stokoe, Brian Michael Bendis, and Simon Roy are among the writers and artists contributing to the new version.
We’re pleased to present an excerpt from “A New Dawn,” by artist Jorg de Vos and writer Jake Thomas.
Morning Bites: Kristen Arnett on Dorothy Allison, Jay Halsey Interviewed, Revisiting Samuel Beckett, and More
In our morning reading: Kristen Arnett remembers Dorothy Allison, interviews with Seb Doubinsky and Jay Halsey, and more.
Sunday Stories: “In February”
In February
by Meg Yardley
February is the worst month of the year for teachers.
In February, Avery Williams knows with absolute certainty that her students are ungrateful, entitled, hormonal monsters whose attention spans have been atrophied by their screen addictions, who are learning nothing from her class, and who will go on to lead miserable lives with no genuine human connection and no ability to think for themselves.
In February she calculates her salary for all the possible retirement timelines (it should be in five years, but with the budget cuts…).
Weekend Bites: Kathe Koja’s Latest, Subway Art, November Literary Debuts, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on books by Kathe Koja and Emily Witt, November debuts, and more.
Afternoon Bites: TV on the Radio in Brooklyn, Ignyte Awards Winners, Tess Little on Mysteries, and More
In our afternoon reading: TV on the Radio in Brooklyn, an interview with James Reich, and more.