In our afternoon reading: notes on Chelsea Wolfe’s latest, interviews with Ian MacKaye and Tony Conrad, a look at the prose styles of James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates, and more.
Weekend Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates Interviewed, New Roxane Gay Nonfiction, E.L. Doctorow’s Legacy, Wendy C. Ortiz, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Wendy C. Ortiz, new writing from Roxane Gay and Molly Gaudry, new music from Wax Idols, and much more.
Morning Bites: A Ta-Nehisi Coates Excerpt, New Donald Antrim Writing, Run the Jewels, and More
In our morning reading; an excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book, new writing from Donald Antrim, new music from Run the Jewels, and more.
Weekend Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Revisiting Anne Garréta, Ben Marcus Interviewed, and More
In our weekend reading: Bijan Stephen on Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alexandra Molotkow on rock culture, an interview with Ben Marcus, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Helen Phillips, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Latest, Harper Lee Excerpted, Duke Ellington Rarities, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Helen Phillips, a review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s latest, thoughts on E. Nesbit, an excerpt from Harper Lee’s new book, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates, New Alexis M. Smith Fiction, Hari Kunzru on “Dune,” Adam Wilson on Etgar Keret, and More
In our Monday afternoon reading: an excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book, Hari Kunzru wrote about Dune, new writing from Jac Jemc and Alexis M. Smith, and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s July 2015 Books Preview
Well, it’s July. Perhaps you’ll be doing some reading on a beach this month; alternately, you might be seeking to find a place, any place, with air conditioning to start turning pages and delving into something. The range of books we’re excited about this month encompasses everything from punk-influenced fiction to thoughtful meditations on national issues to acclaimed works in translation. What follows is a selection of the July books we’re looking forward to the most.
Morning Bites: Nina Simone Documentary, Maud Newton, Locus Award Winners, Christy Crutchfield Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with the director of a new documentary on Nina Simone, new writing from Maud Newton and Jes Skolnik, and much more.