In our morning reading: talking books with Juliet Escoria, words that elude translation, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Jeffrey Renard Allen on Writing, Kelly Link’s Latest, Tania James’s Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Jeffrey Renard Allen, reviews of novels by Tania James and Kelly Link, and more.
Making the Graphic Novel Graphic
Making the Graphic Novel Graphic
by Francis Levy
The Wormhole Society began 6 years ago. I signed up for a writing workshop which took place at Arthur Nersesian’s apartment— every Monday night at 7. Arthur who lives in a fifth-floor walk-up on First and Fifth is the author of The Fuck-Up, Suicide Casanova, Chinese Takeout and most recently The Five Books of Moses (e.g., Robert Moses) which weighs in at 1,504 pages.
I was going to work on the rewrite of another novel, Tombstone: Not a Western, but I decided to start something new.
Morning Bites: Mariah Stovall’s Debut, Emily Gould Nonfiction, Revisiting “Spaceballs,” and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Mariah Stovall’s new book, a new essay by Emily Gould, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Man of God”
Man of God
by Vivian Lawry
You never heard of the Rev. Mr. Moses Abraham Davidson? He once preached from the mouth of a stuffed whale—but more of that later.
He rode to his calling in a pony cart, pulling a small wooden wagon in which rode a Chester White hog he called Hamlet. He taught Hamlet—the most civilized of barnyard animals—to fetch, sit, and stay. Hamlet ambled with the Rev on walks and lived in the back room of his house. They were accompanied by a white Great Dane named Baskerville.
Weekend Bites: Craig Clevenger’s Fiction, Alice Coltrane Live Album, Michael J. Seidlinger Previewed, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on Craig Clevenger’s latest, news of a live Alice Coltrane album, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Bennett Sims’s Latest, Gayl Jones’s Collection, Brian Evenson’s Next Book, and More
In our afternoon reading: notes on Bennett Sims’s new book, an interview with Carrie Brownstein, and more.
Morning Bites: Brandon Taylor Fiction, Francis Spufford on Writing, Revisiting Sven Holm, and More
In our morning reading: new fiction by Brandon Taylor, an interview with Francis Spufford, and more.