In our morning reading: thoughts on the writings of Laila Lalami, revisiting one of Wilco’s best albums, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Revisiting Miles Davis, Courtney Thorsson Interviewed, Saul Steinberg’s Art, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on a Miles Davis reissue, revisiting an iconic horror villain, and more.
Six Ridiculous Questions: Tara Campbell
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality and attain the higher consciousness we all crave. (Eh, not really, but it sounded good there for a minute.) It’s just. Who knows? The ridiculousness and question bits, I guess. Why six? Assonance, baby, assonance.
Morning Bites: Ariel Gore Excerpted, Melancholy Films, Jeremy Gordon’s Playlist, and More
In our morning reading: an excerpt from Ariel Gore’s new book, a playlist from Jeremy Gordon, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Maria, Sophia, or Anna”
Maria, Sophia, or Anna
by Addison Zeller
We called her Maria, Sophia, or Anna, but I don’t think she was Anna because I’d remember having two sisters with that name. For a few years my mother insisted we call her our sister, my sister and me. Your sister in India, she said, slipping a photo out of an envelope. She looks like this. She waved the photo in front of us and fastened it to the door of our refrigerator with a magnet shaped like a cow.
Weekend Bites: Talia Lavin on AI, Revisiting Gemma Files, Screamo Death Cab, and More
In our weekend reading: new writing from Talia Lavin, screamo Death Cab for Cutie, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Tove Jansson’s Fiction, Tournament of Books Returns, Blake Butler on Literary Magazines, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Tove Jansson and Marguerite Young, a new Tournament of Books begins, and more.
Books of the Month: March 2025
It’s March and we’re reading. What are we reading, you might ask? If this list is any indication, a good mix of debut novels and new work from longtime favorites. Throw a literary journal with a lot of intriguing names (and some Vol. 1 Brooklyn contributors) into the mix and you have a very promising month. Here are some of the books that have caught our eyes.