In our afternoon reading: nonfiction by Luis Alberto Urrea, an interview with Baba Badji, and more.
Morning Bites: Rachel Eve Moulton’s Latest, Scout Tafoya on John Ford, Jeff VanderMeer’s Debut, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Rachel Eve Moulton and Jeff VanderMeer, horror filmmakers write horror fiction, and more.
Sunday Stories: ” In which Danko’s kin do not stamp out his flaming heart, but place it gently back inside his chest.”
In which Danko’s kin do not stamp out his flaming heart, but place it gently back inside his chest.
by Shane Inman
In which the weakest of Danko’s kin, so timid in old Izergil’s telling, kneels with a needle chipped from his rib and a thread woven from his sinew and stitches the young man’s chest so delicately he leaves no scar.
Weekend Bites: Camille T. Dungy on Poetry, Caroline Hagood’s Playlist, Excerpting Bhanu Kapil, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Camille T. Dungy and Olga Ravn, a playlist from Caroline Hagood, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Sarah K. Jackson’s Debut, Kelly Link Interviewed, Jane Wong’s Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Sarah K. Jackson’s novel, an interview with Kelly Link, and more.
Morning Bites: Matthew Vollmer’s Memoir, Kate Zambreno Fiction, Colin Stetson’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Matthew Vollmer’s memoir, new writing by Kate Zambreno, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Fernanda Melchor’s Latest, Revisiting “Ghost Dog,” Nicholas Binge’s Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Fernanda Melchor and Nicholas Binge, revisiting a Jim Jarmusch film, and more.
An Unexpected Urban Exile: Murzban F. Shroff’s “Waiting For Jonathan Koshy” Reviewed
Through Waiting For Jonathan Koshy, Shroff presents a fascinating tale of characters who exist at the margins of a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai, a city undergoing changes from changing its name (Bombay to Mumbai) to landscapes because of construction. The city is a center of migration for people from all parts of India. Jonathan, the titular character, himself is from the state of Kerala and is exiled to a place like Mumbai. Other characters take various jobs in order to be assimilated into the culture of the big city. Prashant is a writer who writes scripts for other people while Jonathan does all sorts of jobs.