Zadie Smith and Colm Tóibín hung out at Symphony Space and a few Vol. 1 people were there. The Paris Review rounds up some beautiful literary paint chips. “I’m lying in bed right now, and Bon Iver is chopping up heirloom tomatoes for our frittata.” – Bon Iver Erotica is the best Tumblr we saw this week. Filmmaker Magazine caught Jonathan Lethem doing a little talking. Blake Butler compares the histories of Three 6 Mafia and Cormac McCarthy at Vice. Gertrude Stein, a […]
Indexing: Elvis Costello, Transmetropolitan Revisited, Nick Harkaway, Screenwriting Podcasts, Studs Terkel, and More
A roundup of things consumed by our contributors.
The Week In Reviews: Lethem, Updike’s Self-Consciousness, Amelia Gray, and more
A weekly appreciation for the art of the review.
Indexing: 1980s NYHC, Lethem’s Essays, Orwellian Echo, New England Living, Reading Local, and More
A roundup of things consumed by our contributors.
Afternoon Bites: Ryan Boudinot, Jonathan Lethem, Tim Kinsella, and more
At the Portland Mercury, Alison Hallett looks at Ryan Boudinot’s Blueprints of the Afterlife, which looks increasingly inescapable: “calls to mind Jonathan Lethem’s recent Chronic City and the work of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, as much as it does sci-fi predecessors like Philip K. Dick or even Cory Doctorow.” At The Lit Pub, Greg Stahl looks at Tim Kinsella’s The Karaoke Singer’s Guide to Self-Defense. (We reviewed it earlier this month.) Hey, it’s Jonathan Lethem’s book on Fear of Music. At Reading in LA: Amanda Briggs considered. […]
Indexing: Books with numbers, back to “Treasure Island!!!,” a Joy Williams quest, Nathan Englander, Norman Lock, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and much more
A roundup of things consumed by our contributors. Jen Vafdis I read Joy Williams’ Honored Guest for the first of probably a few times this week. Some stories I loved unconditionally, others might reveal themselves to me later. You know how it is when one character jumps out at you in a story, and you immediately cast the role of that character in your mind? Perhaps other Joy Williams fans will agree, maybe not, but I think James Urbaniak (of […]
Morning Bites: Battling Amazon, sexist Sherlock, mystery gold, 2012 book roundup, and more
Aretha Franklin got engaged. (We just really wanted an excuse to post a shot from Blues Brothers.) The Millions gives one of the best 2012 book roundups we’ve seen. Jonathan Lethem talks to Bloomberg. Is Sherlock sexist? Steve Almond has an idea how indie bookstores can battle Amazon. Mystery gold found in Paris. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites? Info@Vol1brooklyn.com
Showering with Dave Eggers
Posted by Jason Diamond There is a slight chance that if you subscribe to The Thing long enough, you will be able to furnish your entire abode with their issues. In the past, the periodical has put out a Starlee Kine cutting board, coffee mugs by an experimental geographer, and Jonathan Lethem glasses with case. They’re basically a couch and a knife set away from being more prominent in your apartment than IKEA. Now you have an opportunity to spend every day cleansing yourself […]