Afternoon Bites: Kathleen Hanna Interviewed, Barbara Bloom’s Art, Revisiting Eileen Myles’s “Chelsea Girls,” and More

On Frank O’Hara and Alfred Leslie’s lamp. Rachel Hurn recalls her first encounter with Eileen Myles’s Chelsea Girls. Kathleen Hanna talked with The Daily Beast. Paper has some zine recommendations for you… …which shares some points of reference with Hyperallergic’s piece on female adolescence. Barbara Bloom was interviewed about her exhibit at the Jewish Museum. Mary Ruefle’s “Lectures I Will Never Give” appears at The Rumpus. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google +, our Tumblr, and sign up for our mailing list.

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Morning Bites: Vanessa Veselka on Road Narratives, New Ellen Ullman Fiction, Kathleen Hanna Documentary, and More

Tablet has new fiction from Ellen Ullman. Your must-read nonfiction for the day: Vanessa Veselka’s “Green Screen: The Lack of Female Road Narratives and Why It Matters.” The Punk Singer, a documentary about Kathleen Hanna, has debuted at SXSW. Hyperallergic on Andrew Zorzona’s use of photography relative to memory. Perspectives on AWP from Steve Almond and Roxane Gay. Matt Dojny’s comics work is featured at The Rumpus. Jenn Pelly on D. Vassalotti’s “Swallow My Pride.” Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google +, our Tumblr, and sign up for our mailing list.

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Weekend Bites: No Fatalities Reported at Lit Death Match, Favorites of 2010, Crazy Stuff Said at Bookstores and More

At The New York Times: Nobody died at the Literary Death Match, but we love the picture of Clay McLeod Chapman (above) doing his best boogeyman impression. At The Millions: Joanna Smith Rakoff and David Gutowski (Largehearted Boy) talk about stuff they’ve both read in 2010. At The Huffington Post: Another wacky list at HuffPo.  This one is 9 crazy things said in bookstores. At Vice: NY Tyrant interviews Paula Bomer, author of Baby & Other Stories. At Impose: Josh […]

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