In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Sophie Collins’s poetry, fiction from Kevin Maloney, and more.
Morning Bites: Joy Press, Amelia Gray Interviewed, Porochista Khakpour, Kevin Maloney Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Joy Press and Amelia Gray, an advance review of Porochista Khakpour’s memoir, and more.
Morning Bites: Carmen Maria Machado Interviewed, Kevin Maloney, Mai Nardone Fiction, Filip Springer, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Carmen Maria Machado and Kevin Maloney, fiction by Mai Nardone, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Victor LaValle, Kevin Maloney Fiction, Janice Lee, Dorothy Allison Revisited, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of books by Victor LaValle and Gabe Habash, stories by Kevin Maloney and Janice Lee, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Wrath of the Red-Eyed Wizard”
Wrath of the Red-Eyed Wizard by Kevin Maloney Blake Griffin lunges like he’s cutting for the basket but at the last second changes his mind, pulls up and shoots from the perimeter. It goes in. Of course it does. I start to groan, then stop before anybody notices. I’m at a hipster bar on Alberta Street that projects Portland Trail Blazers games onto the wall. The place is packed with young people who don’t normally watch sports but fake excitement […]
Afternoon Bites: Brit Bennett, D. Foy on Touring, Melissa Broder Interviewed, Helen Garner, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Brit Bennett, D. Foy, and Melissa Broder; thoughts on Helen Garner’s recent NYC appearance; and more.
Afternoon Bites: Talking “Frankenstein,” Inside Deep Vellum, Lincoln Michel Interviewed, Kevin Maloney Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: writers on “Frankenstein,” an interview with Lincoln Michel, an excerpt from Michael J. Seidlinger’s new novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Adapting “Alias Grace,” Mitski’s Latest, Kevin Maloney’s Desk, Walter Mosley, and More
In our morning reading: news of a Margaret Atwood adaptation, Lincoln Michel on fictional towns, new writing from Esmé Weijun Wang, and more.