Afternoon Bites: Laurie Spiegel, Banks on Beethoven, The Year in YA, and More

Erik Hendriksen looks at Michael Heald’s Goodbye to the Nervous Apprehension. And The Outlet has a report on its release party. The title essay debuted as a Sunday Story earlier this year. Remembering Sarah Kirsch of Fuel, Torches to Rome, and many other fantastic punk bands. Members of Q and Not U have returned as Paint Branch. The Atlantic Wire looks at the year in YA fiction. Simon Reynolds on Laurie Speigel. Eric Banks on The First Four Notes. Mari Ruti, interviewed at The Believer. […]

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Afternoon Bites: Diane Williams, Glen Campbell, Alexander Maksik, and more

“I’m going to spend 2012 seeking out the kind of writing I know is out there but is not receiving the attention it deserves. I’m going to spend 2012 committed to great(er) expectations rather than surrendering to the status quo. We’ll see how this goes.” At The Rumpus: Roxane Gay’s “Resolved: A Year of Great(er) Expectations.” (Via Lauren Cerand) Hey, look — it’s an excerpt from Diane Williams’s Vicky Swanky is a Beauty. Google Maps reveals the secrets of McNally […]

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