In our afternoon reading: revisiting the works of Shirley Jackson, Alexis Coe and Amelia Gray in conversation, and much more.
Morning Bites: Steve Gunn’s Latest, Monica Drake, Alexis Coe Nonfiction, Kelly Luce Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on new work by Monica Drake and Steve Gunn, an interview with Kelly Luce, and more.
Morning Bites: Alexis Coe on the Gold Rush, Tanwi Nandini Islam, Darryl Pinckney Interviewed, Vijay Iyer, and More
In our morning reading: new nonfiction from Alexis Coe, interviews with Jonathan Lee and Tanwi Nandini Islam, and more.
Morning Bites: Paula Fox Interviewed, Chloe Caldwell, Lidia Yuknavitch’s Latest, Beach Reads, and More
In our Monday morning reading: interviews with Paula Fox and Samuel R. Delany, a look at Lidia Yuknavitch’s new novel, notes on beach reads, and more.
Afternoon Bites: James Wolcott on James Salter, Alexis Coe, Lucas Mann Essay, Michaelangelo Matos Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: James Wolcott on James Salter, new Tim Horvath fiction, essays from Alexis Coe and Lucas Mann, an interview with Michaelangelo Matos, and more.
Announcing Alexis Coe and Margaret Eby In Conversation at Community Bookstore
In Alice + Freda Forever, Alexis Coe recounts a tragic, true-life love story that shocked America in 1892. To marry 17-year-old Freda Ward, 19-year-old Alice Mitchell attempted to pass as a man, but their forbidden love ended not in bliss but in bloodshed. Coe uses over 100 love letters, maps, artifacts, and other historical material to document a teenage murder that shocked the nation. Alexis will be in conversation with journalist and critic Margaret Eby.
Afternoon Bites: Toni Morrison, Decade’s Best Books, Waxahatchee’s Latest, New Alexis Coe Nonfiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: Toni Morrison interviewed in the Times, a look at the decade’s best books, Brandon Stosuy on Waxahatchee, new writing from Alexis Coe, and more.
Weekend Bites: Justin Taylor on Matt Summell, Talking Kelly Link, Ta-Nehisi Coates on David Carr, and More
In our weekend reading: news of the Kathy Acker Fellowship, Ta-Nehisi Coates remembers David Carr, Justin Taylor reviews the latest from Matt Summell, Roxane Gay on bad mentors, and more.