In our morning reading: the National Book Critics Circle Award winners, an interview with Danielle Dutton, crafting a video game inspired by Hamlet, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Harper Lee, Kristopher Jansma Nonfiction, Juliet Escoria Interviewed, Sarah McCarry Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: revisiting the legacy of Harper Lee, new writing from Kristopher Jansma and Sarah McCarry, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Matt Gallagher’s Latest, Mairead Case, Hannibal Buress Interviewed, John Cale, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Matt Gallagher, recommended reading from Sarah McCarry, talking publishing with Chris Jackson, and more.
Morning Bites: Szilvia Molnar, Tournament of Books Shortlist, Jeff VanderMeer Fiction, Robin Coste Lewis Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Szilvia Molnar and Robin Coste Lewis, new fiction from Jeff VanderMeer, new nonfiction from Amanda Petrusich, and more.
Morning Bites: “Annihilation” on Film, Concerts For Dogs, Sarah McCarry, David Bowie’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: notes on the film adaptation of “Annihilation,” Sarah McCarry and Gabino Iglesias look back on literary 2015, thoughts on David Bowie’s latest, and more.
Morning Bites: Sarah McCarry on Guillotine, Joanna Walsh, Writing About Cities, Catherine Chung Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Sarah McCarry and Joanna Walsh, new writing from David Ulin and Catherine Chung, and more.
Morning Bites: Sofia Samatar’s Interviews, Kate Beaton, “Rid of Me” Oral History, Positive No’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: a pair of essential interviews by Sofia Samatar, an interview with Kate Beaton, new writing from Eleanor Kriseman and Naomi Skwarna, and more.
“For Me, Honestly, Magic and Science Aren’t That Different”: An Interview With Sarah McCarry
Last month, Sarah McCarry‘s novel About a Girl was released, bringing to a close a trilogy that brought together Northwestern punk rock, element of Greek mythology, and explorations of unconventional families. It’s a satisfying conclusion to the generations of characters that she’d previous established, and its moves further afield from the Seattle settings of its predecessors. (And, in narrator Tally, it also has an impressively distinctive voice leading the reader along the way.) I’d interviewed McCarry twice before, and the […]