In our morning reading: Jim Ruland on memoirs, Laina Dawes on Lemmy, reviews of books by Sofia Samatar and Thomas Ligotti, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Sofia Samatar and Kat Howard’s Chapbook, Niina Pollari’s Essay, Literary Nashville, and More
In our afternoon reading: notes on a chapbook with stories by Sofia Samatar and Kat Howard, a new Niina Pollari essay, talking with the folks at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Eudora Welty’s Correspondence, Sofia Samatar’s Essay, Lincoln Michel’s Fiction, Mairead Case’s Playlist, and More
In our afternoon reading: Margaret Eby on literary correspondence, new writing from Sofia Samatar and Lincoln Michel, a playlist from Mairead Case, and much 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.
Here’s the Evocative Cover of Sofia Samatar’s “The Winged Histories”
Sofia Samatar’s A Stranger in Olondria is one of the most unique novels we’ve read in a while. At once a fantastic example of worldbuilding and a ghost story unlike any other, it led us to eagerly anticipate Samatar’s next book. (Along the way, we interviewed her earlier this year.)
Afternoon Bites: Sofia Samatar Fiction, Paul Metcalf, Amitava Kumar Interviewed, Kelly Luce, and More
In our afternoon reading: new fiction from Sofia Samatar and Kelly Luce, an interview with Amitava Kumar, Kevin Maloney talks film, and more.
Weekend Bites: Alexander Chee Interviewed Michaelangelo Signorile, Sofia Samtar on Can Xue, Chelsea Hodson, Superiority Burger Opens, and More
In our weekend reading: Alexander Chee interviewed Michaelangelo Signorile, Brandon Hobson interviewed Chelsea Hodson, Superiority Burger opens, and much more.
“I’m Generally Anti-Realist”: An Interview With Sofia Samatar
The writings of Sofia Samatar occupy a fascinating literary space; there are few writers who are equally at home writing a detailed novel set in a fantasy world and delving into precise analysis of experimental fiction. Samatar’s novel A Stranger In Olondria evokes a world that is not our own with precise, lived-in details, all the while telling a compelling, mysterious, sometimes dreamlike story. (She’ll also have a story released in a chapbook through Guillotine later this year.) But her […]