In our weekend reading: exploring the fiction of Alasdair Gray, a playlist from Mallory Smart, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lucy Sante on Memoirs, Kelly Link’s Latest, Ed Brubaker on Comics, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Lucy Sante and Ed Brubaker, thoughts on Kelly Link’s new novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting Diane Oliver, Lauren Elkin on Writing, Stuart Gordon’s Vampire Movie, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Diane Oliver’s short fiction, an interview with Lauren Elkin, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Megan Nolan’s Latest, Bram Stoker Award Nominees, Bill Laswell Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: Justin Taylor on Megan Nolan’s new novel, book recommendations from Justin Taylor, and more.
VCO: Chapter 8
Chapter 8
As if I’m being controlled remotely, I step out of the bar and into the street. Cool wind blows in my ear. Its frigid bite resets me, slightly.
I’m going to assume the worst is over and that whatever malfunction my intestinal tract was experiencing was due to ingesting whatever it was in that cocktail. But it seems to have passed now, and I feel good-n-pissed. Downfall is, my whiskyed dick don’t work but I still got energy.
Morning Bites: Balsam Karam’s Fiction, Alexander Chee on Ed Park’s Novel, Hugo Awards Controversy, Sheila Heti’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on “The Singularity,” Alexander Chee on Ed Park’s new book, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Nisi Shawl’s Latest, Sloane Crosley Interviewed, Rafael Toral on Music, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Nisi Shawl and Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya, Jami Attenberg chatted with Sloane Crosley, and more.
Haunted Places and Haunted Stories: An Interview With Rebecca Turkewitz
Where, exactly, can you find the dividing line between a ghost story and a story about ghosts? In her new collection Here in the Night, Rebecca Turkewitz explores that fascinating boundary. There are moments that stray into the uncanny here, for sure, but Turkewitz also explores the effects of ghost stories and local folklore on her characters, leading to moments that illustrate just how tales of the uncanny can have similar effects to the uncanny itself. I spoke with her about her collection, her own experiences with folktales, and what’s next for her.