In our morning reading: an interview with Leslie Jamison, thoughts on Jennifer Croft’s new book, and more.
“Homesick,” Squared: Two New Books Wrestle With an Essential Condition
It’s little more than a funny coincidence that two books with the same name are coming out within a month of each other this fall. The books are completely different—one is a memoir, the other a collection of short stories. Their shared name doesn’t lead to the same questions as the year of the two Prefontaine movies or the year of the two Capote movies. Far more productive is the question of what each author is doing with the word and metaphor of homesickness, and what would lead them to separately title their books the same way.
Afternoon Bites: Halle Butler, Booker Prize Shortlist, Jennifer Croft Interviewed, Kevin Barry’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Halle Butler and Jennifer Croft, the Booker Prize shortlist, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s September 2019 Book Preview
And lo, we’re in September. Nominally, the weather should start to get cooler; by month’s end, we might just see the first glimmerings of the coziness that autumn brings. What are we looking forward to reading this month? A whole array of books, from new works by old favorites to long-awaited debuts. There’s a lot to look forward to here; what follows is a look at some of the books we’re most excited about.
Afternoon Bites: Jennifer Croft, Patrick Coleman’s Latest, Sarah Rose Etter, and More
In our afternoon reading: a review of Jennifer Croft’s memoir, an excerpt from Sarah Rose Etter’s new novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Sam J. Miller Interviewed, Chris Offutt’s Latest, Revisiting “The Last Days of Disco,” Maggie Smith, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Sam J. Miller, Jennifer Croft on translation, and much more.