In our morning reading: interviews with Vanessa Veselka and Sarah Gerard, thoughts on the new SUMAC album, and more.
Weekend Bites: Vanessa Veselka’s Playlist, Joe McPhee, John Langan Interviewed, Henry Hoke, and More
In our weekend reading: a playlist from Vanessa Veselka, an interview with John Langan, and more.
Morning Bites: Leesa Cross-Smith’s Playlist, Kevin Nguyen, Adapting Philip Roth, Vanessa Veselka, and More
In our morning reading: a playlist from Leesa Cross-Smith, reviews of books by Kevin Nguyen and Anakana Schofield, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Bette Howland, Vanessa Veselka Nonfiction, Sarah Rose Etter, MRR’s Legacy, and More
In our afternoon reading: reviews of books by Bette Howland and Sarah Rose Etter, new writing from Vanessa Veselka, and more.
Weekend Bites: Rob Sheffield on David Bowie, C.E. Morgan Interviewed, Vanessa Veselka Nonfiction, Basma Abdel Aziz, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Rob Sheffield and C.E. Morgan, new nonfiction from Vanessa Veselka, and much more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting Swans’ “Cop,” Guernica on Class, Feral Cat Lit, M. Geddes Gengras, and More
Revisiting a thirty-year-old Swans album; talking with Vanessa Veselka; writers exploring the idea of class in America; an interview with M. Geddes Gengras, and more.
Morning Bites: Vanessa Veselka on Road Narratives, New Ellen Ullman Fiction, Kathleen Hanna Documentary, and More
Tablet has new fiction from Ellen Ullman. Your must-read nonfiction for the day: Vanessa Veselka’s “Green Screen: The Lack of Female Road Narratives and Why It Matters.” The Punk Singer, a documentary about Kathleen Hanna, has debuted at SXSW. Hyperallergic on Andrew Zorzona’s use of photography relative to memory. Perspectives on AWP from Steve Almond and Roxane Gay. Matt Dojny’s comics work is featured at The Rumpus. Jenn Pelly on D. Vassalotti’s “Swallow My Pride.” Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google +, our Tumblr, and sign up for our mailing list.
Afternoon Bites: Notes on Matmos, Adam Wilson in Cambodia, Vanessa Veselka, and More
“The idea of telepathy seems both romantic and creepy, disturbingly intimate, an ultimate self-annihilation; identical twins are popular in psychic experiments and horror movies alike.” Chris Randle wrote about Matmos for Hazlitt. Adam Wilson wrote about his recent visit to Cambodia. Vanessa Veselka: interviewed at Identity Theory. Warren Ellis on film adaptations, working with Molly Crabapple, and more. Jenn Pelly has some thoughts on the terrific DC punk band Priests at Pitchfork. Pete Swanson, who we interviewed earlier in the […]