In our morning reading: Nikesh Shukla announces an anthology, BuzzFeed on the year’s best fiction, notes on Paul Murray’s latest, and more.
Morning Bites: Scott Cheshire Interviewed, Religion and “A Love Supreme,” Alan Moore on B. Catling, Chelsea Hodson, and More
In our morning reading: notes on John Coltrane, a new essay from Pilot Viruet, interviews with Scott Cheshire and Chelsea Hodson, and more.
Afternoon Bites: xTx’s Latest, Jodorowsky Interviewed, Roz Chast’s Painted Eggs, Alan Moore’s Next Novel, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, a review of xTx’s new book, news of Alan Moore’s next book, Roz Chast’s paintings on eggs, and more.
Morning Bites: Edmund White, Brooklyn Book Festival, New Leigh Stein Essay, Alan Moore, and More
New writing from Leigh Stein, an excerpt from Edmund White, Alan Moore’s mammoth novel, an interview with Karen O, and more.
Morning Bites: Alan Moore Biography, New John Lurie Album, Julia Wertz, Writers and Depression, and More
This morning: thoughts on a new biography of Alan Moore, a new album of John Lurie’s music is out, writers on depression, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alan Moore on “Fashion Beast,” Kate Christensen, Japanther’s Book, Factory Floor, and More
Alan Moore at the BBC, Factory Floor’s new album gets a rave at Pitchfork, Japanther releases a book, Peter Murphy makes a playlist, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Alan Moore’s Short Films, Julia Wertz, Best Reissues, Lou Reed on “Yeezus,” and More
Lou Reed wrote about Kanye West, Jerry Saltz reports from Venice, Julia Wertz shares some unreleased comics, Alan Moore talks Kickstarter, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Gabriel Blackwell’s “Parasitic Works,” Chatting With Michelle Tea, Microphones Vinyl Reissues, and More
“I try to create parasitic works, building on others’ creations—not just acknowledging the reader’s life outside of the book but (so I hope) pointing in fruitful directions for his or her distraction.” Gabriel Blackwell talked with The Lit Pub about his books Shadow Man and Critique of Pure Reason. Novelists on their first drafts. “And I loved spooky books about witches, or where a girl’s house is haunted by antique dead twins trying to inhabit their bodies. Shit like that was my jam. […]