In our morning reading: thoughts on a novel by Sven Holm, indie press winter reading, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Sly Stone’s Memoir, Dave Gibbons on Comics, Michael Blumlein’s Short Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Sly Stone’s memoir, an interview with Dave Gibbons, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting Mark Anthony Jarman, Péter Nádas’s Memoirs, Spencer Zahn’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Mark Anthony Jarman’s short fiction, notes on marathon readings, and more.
Sunday Stories: “CUNT”
CUNT
by Sylvia Math
I didn’t have very much to do with boys my own age, when I was 14-16, before I left home, but there were two. Both very nice. Nice Boy #1 was also sexy. He was tall and he had just the right slouch. There was absolutely nothing rebellious about anything he ever said or did. But you could feel it simmering. When I saw him again later when we were both in different colleges, of course he had green hair, eyeliner and a Flipper tee shirt (the one with the x’s on the fish’s eyes.) It was dull to hang out with him when we were 15 though.
Weekend Bites: Guy Davenport’s Essays, Lupo Cittá’s New Album, Lynn Steger Strong Nonfiction, and More
In our weekend reading: thoughts on a collection of Guy Davenport’s essays, new writing by Lynn Steger Strong, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Bethany C. Morrow on Writing, David Scott Hay’s Fiction, Jozef Van Wissem’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Bethany C. Morrow, new writing by Rebecca Solnit, and more.
Revisiting “The New Brooklyn Cookbook” 14 Years Later
It’s been well over a decade since the publication of Melissa Vaughan and Brendan Vaughan’s The New Brooklyn Cookbook. Featuring dispatches and recipes from 31 restaurants throughout the borough, the cookbook offered a memorable snapshot of notable eateries at that point in time. I’ve had a copy of the cookbook in my apartment since not long after it was first published, and a few years ago I began to wonder: what happened to the 31 spots featured in here?
Morning Bites: Harold Schechter and Eric Powell’s Collaboration, Reading Traditions, Lauren Groff’s Bookstore, and More
In our morning reading: a new comic from Harold Schechter and Eric Powell, thoughts on reading traditions, and more.