In our afternoon reading: revisiting the music of Dub Syndicate, a George Orwell video game, and more.
Ursula Villarreal-Moura On Reckoning With Art and Ethics in “Like Happiness”
The work of Ursula Villarreal-Moura abounds with appealing qualities, from formal innovation to a penchant for reckoning with big ethical questions. Her debut novel Like Happiness tells the story of Tatum, a young woman who forms a connection with a writer she’s long admired — and later comes to question certain things she’d long taken for granted about that relationship. I talked with Villarreal-Moura about the genesis of that novel, writing about feeling at home, and finding the right structure to tell this story.
Morning Bites: Juliet Escoria Fiction, Elon Green’s Latest, Eric LaRocca on Horror, and More
In our morning reading: new fiction by Juliet Escoria, thoughts on Kurt Baumeister’s new novel, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Pesto”
Pesto
by Selen Ozturk
I’m mashing garlic, lemon, pine nuts, salt, pepper, parmesan, olive oil and basil because my husband is going toothless and this is something he can eat, earthy paste. And the backyard is a cramped lot tufted here and there with basil, and weeds in the years since he stopped remembering to water. My husband is not only losing his teeth but his memory, but he can gum at pesto.
Weekend Bites: Sara Gran Excerpted, mssv’s Latest, Paul Lisicky’s Playlist, and More
In our weekend reading: an excerpt from Sara Gran’s new book, writing by Lisa Carver, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Revisiting Elaine May, Jeremy Gordon Nonfiction, Stereolab Reissues, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on a new biography of Elaine May, a series of Stereolab reissues, and more.
Morning Bites: Zito Madu Nonfiction, Yuri Herrera’s Latest, Revisiting “The Clock,” and More
In our morning reading: new writing by Zito Madu, pondering “The Clock,” and more.
Afternoon Bites: Damon Locks’s Latest, Revisiting George Armitage, Eric LaRocca’s Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Damon Locks’s new album, remembering Gene Hackman, and more.