Fast Machine by Elizabeth Ellen Short Flight/Long Drive; 368 p. The massive collection Fast Machine marks my first introduction to Elizabeth Ellen’s work. Hers is a name I’ve seen before — notably, Mary Miller’s collection Big World earned some comparisons to Ellen’s fiction. And given that Big World fell into the category of books that I felt compelled to distribute among friends of mine come holiday gift-giving time, I was intrigued by the prospect of reading Fast Machine — though […]
Afternoon Bites: Elizabeth Ellen’s Remixes, Kris D’Agostino Interviewed, Lorin Stein On Literary Magazines, And More
Elizabeth Ellen, interviewed at The Collagist, discusses tornadoes, remixing Blake Butler, and more. Lorin Stein on why literary magazines matter. Would you like to assist in the commissioning of new work from Noveller’s Sarah Lipstate? (We chatted with Lipstate last year.) Bookforum interviews Debt author David Graeber. Tavia Nyong’o shares his impressions of the 2012 Pop Conference. Gabrielle Gantz chats with The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac‘s Kris D’Agostino. Brian Joseph Davis on Joyland’s recent dealings with Amazon.com. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google […]
Who the F*ck Hasn’t Stalked Dave Eggers?
Over at Bookslut, Elizabeth Ellen comes clean about something that many of us are guilty of. In the Dallas-Fort Worth airport bookstore I hold up Dave’s book, show his picture to my six-year-old daughter. “This is mommy’s new boyfriend,” I tell her. She glances momentarily at the picture but doesn’t say anything. She is clearly not impressed. “Isn’t he cute?” I say. “Look at his hair. Isn’t that cute hair?”