In our afternoon reading: interviews with José Olivarez and Haruki Murakami, poetry by sam sax, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Teju Cole, Nina McConigley on Fiction, Percival Everett’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: an excerpt from Teju Cole’s new book, Nina McConigley talks fiction, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Essays on Murakami, Oneida Covers This Heat, Scott Cheshire Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: an essay on Murakami, Oneida covering a This Heat song, an interview with Scott Cheshire, Zachary Thomas Dodson’s novel reviewed, and more.
Morning Bites: Murakami’s Advice, Joan Didion, Diane Cook Interviewed, Nina McConigley on the BBC, and More
In our morning reading: Haruki Murakami’s advice column, interviews with Diane Cook and Nina McConigley, DIY shows in the mountains, and much more.
Weekend Bites: Matt Bell Poetry, “Beat Street” History, Murakami Bingo, Literature’s New Album, and More
A history of the film Beat Street, new writing from Matt Bell and Chelsea Hodson, scenes from The Pitchfork Review‘s third issue release party, and more.
The Vol. 1 Brooklyn Guide to Haruki Murakami
My own experience with Haruki Murakami started at the crack of dawn. Very literally: I was on vacation, and the time difference between my home in the Middle West and my hotel in the Middle East woke me up at four o’clock every morning. Because I liked Franz Kafka, I had randomly bought a copy of Kafka on the Shore and I read it in bed as the sun rose. (As it turns out, Franz isn’t a character there.) Later, […]
Afternoon Bites: Murakami’s Latest, Giorgio Moroder, Marie-Helene Bertino, Musical Instruments of the Future, and More
Thoughts on realism in fiction and Haruki Murakami’s latest, building the musical instruments of the future, a history of Dick Tracy, new writing from Marie-Helene Bertino, and more.
Morning Bites: Believer Book Awards, Gabrielle Bell, Early Murakami, Mary Gaitskill on Culture, and More
The Believer has announced their book awards for the year, a J.D. Salinger film is coming, a look at Gabrielle Bell’s use of fiction and memoir in her comics, and more.