In our morning reading: an excerpt from Leni Zumas’s novel, an interview with Jimin Han, and much more.
Morning Bites: Jamie Quatro, Deji Bryce Olukotun’s Latest, Leni Zumas Interviewed, Dean Wareham, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Jamie Quatro and Leni Zumas, new writing by Anca L. Szilágyi, and more.
Morning Bites: Leni Zumas Interviewed, Nikesh Shukla, David First’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Leni Zumas, new work by Nikesh Shukla and Catch Business, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Leni Zumas, Brandon Shimoda Poetry, Taja Cheek Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Leni Zumas and Taja Cheek, poetry by Brandon Shimoda, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s January 2018 Book Preview
Well, it’s the start of a new year. Ostensibly, it’s a time for resolutions, for carefully mapping out goals and milemarkers for the months to come. It’s also, as we write these words, brutally cold, and thus the perfect time to find somewhere warm and sit down with a good book. Thankfully, January has plenty of excellent-looking ones due out that should get you through this cold spell, and the cold spells still to come.
A Harrowing Take on the Touring Life: Keith Buckley’s “Scale,” Reviewed
As with most fictional depictions of professions, writing about the life of a musician without a sense of veracity can go awry in a host of ways. If you’re writing about a pop star whose supposed hits come off like authorial conceits, the narrative will stumble. Novels and stories about smaller-scale artists can feel lived-in or artificial; that can go a long way towards whether or not the work as a whole works.
Afternoon Bites: Jami Attenberg’s Latest, Leni Zumas, Michelle Tea Interviewed, Rion Amilcar Scott Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Jami Attenberg and Michelle Tea, new writing by Leni Zumas and Rion Amilcar Scott, and more.
Morning Bites: A Matt Bell Excerpt, Rosie Schaap on Kurt Weill, Lincoln Michel Fiction, Ritual Mess, and More
Rosie Schaap on Kurt Weill and autumn drinks, an excerpt from Matt Bell’s next novel, new fiction from Lincoln Michel, art comic recommendations, thoughts on the new novel from David Connerley Nahm, and more.