At 4Columns, thoughts on Elias Khoury’s Children of the Ghetto: Star of the Sea. The CLMP has a roundup of recent work from member magazines. Jim Ruland on his favorite music of 2024. At WWAC, thoughts on Naomi Kritzer’s fiction. Bookmunch looked at the year to come in books. Aquarium Drunkard considered a Terry Riley reissue. The Chicago Review of Books explored Orlando Reade’s new book. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and sign up for our mailing list.
Morning Bites: Deesha Philyaw Interviewed, Randa Jarrar, Rachel Kushner’s Latest, Prurient, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Deesha Philyaw and Randa Jarrar, thoughts on Damien Jurado’s new album, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kevin Barry Fiction, Scholastique Mukasonga, Matthew M. Bartlett Interviewed, Terry Riley, and More
In our afternoon reading: Kevin Barry fiction, thoughts on the new Joan of Arc album, and more.
Morning Bites: Terry Riley Revisited, Viet Thanh Nguyen Nonfiction, Joyland’s New Publishers, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting a Terry Riley album, new writing from Viet Thanh Nguyen, the case against spoiler warnings, and more.
“The Other Channel Is Just Chaos”: A Conversation With Dan Friel
The first time I ever saw Dan Friel play music was in Parts & Labor, the gloriously urgent noise-rock group of which he was a founding member. (“Fractured Skies,” from their 2007 album Mapmaker, sits very high on my list of great side one/track ones.) Since Parts & Labor’s final show in early 2012, Friel has released two solo LPs on Thrill Jockey, moved from north Brooklyn to Park Slope, and become a father. One can find the thematic influence […]
Morning Bites: Ottessa Moshfegh, Stephen King’s Corgi, Mairead Case Nonfiction, Terry Riley Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: Sarah Gerard interviewed Ottessa Moshfegh, Geeta Dayal interviewed Terry Riley, new writing from Mairead Case and Eleanor Kriseman, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Naomi Jackson, Revisiting “Half-Cocked,” Kronos Quartet and Terry Riley, and More
In our afternoon reading: Naomi Jackson on her novel’s cover, Michael Galinsky on 90s indie filmmaking, new music from Rat Columns, and much more.
Morning Bites: Claudia Rankine, Alexander Chee Nonfiction, Terry Riley at 80, Superscript Conference, and More
In our morning reading: essential new nonfiction from Claudia Rankine and Alexander Chee, a report from the Superscript Conference, an interview with Pilot Viruet, and more.