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At the Publication Studio residency at Eyebeam, Luc Sante...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:22:25 -0400

At the Publication Studio residency at Eyebeam, Luc Sante designed a cover for Homage to Catalonia.

The Portland Mercury makes with the surreal portraiture of one...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:09:26 -0400

The Portland Mercury makes with the surreal portraiture of one of our favorite writers. (via Yes, That IS Sam Lipsyte on the Cover of the Mercury This Week | Blogtown, PDX)

“It’s a cliché – itself an old printing word – but true:...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:54:40 -0400

“It’s a cliché – itself an old printing word – but true: one of the many ways that capitalism works, or doesn’t, is that it forces more responsibilities on less people. In books, that means that over the past century editing, for example, has gone from being the province of editors, to that of agents, to that of MFA programs. I might not have a problem with a future in which the writer must become his or her own publisher (editor, art director, marketing department), distributor, wholesaler and retailer… But I do have a problem with the disingenuousness of the job description. Read between the lines and find a future in which the writer is also the reader – the only reader. Which is fucked. For me, the only justification for a massmarket has always been how it’s kept me out of “communities.” I don’t do well by communities. I like living alone, borrowing clothing, and eating all my meals at delis.” (via Vol. 1 Brooklyn | Revisiting Numbers and Documenting Atlantic City: A Between Books Interview with Joshua Cohen)

diamondanddiamond: So I’m going to be DJing happy hour every...

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:31:14 -0400

diamondanddiamond:

So I’m going to be DJing happy hour every second Thursday during the summer at Dream Baby on Ave. B. The night will be called MORE THAN A FEELING, and it will feature a whole bunch of friends of mine as guests.

May 30th Maura Magazine vs. Vol. 1 Brooklyn (Me + Maura Johnston)

June 13th Michael Miller (New York Observer) and Ryan Chang (Electric Literature)

June 27th Maggie Serota and Daniel Ralston of the Low Times podcast

July 11th Caleb Bratten of Sacred Bones and Aaron Lefkove of Littleneck

July 25th Judy Berman and Tom Hawking of Flavorwire.

August 8 Lincoln Michel (Gigantic Mag) and Ryan Chapman (Atavist Books)

August 22 Bill Pearis (Brooklyn Vegan/Sound Bites) and Maria Sherman (BuzzFeed, Impose, a bunch of other places) more TBA

This should be a fine time. Join us?

The preview of James Franco’s As I Lay Dying is up for...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:52:55 -0400

The preview of James Franco’s As I Lay Dying is up for your viewing pleasure. But how about that poster?

"The main lesson my chapbook has taught me about current projects is: find the format that fits your..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:31 -0400

“The main lesson my chapbook has taught me about current projects is: find the format that fits your story, not the other way around. Just because many of us dream of publishing a book that provides a nice advance, not every story is suitable for the for-profit enterprise of commercial publishing. It’s a business. Some of our prose is too experimental for that outlet. Some of us write black sheep forms like the essay. I think of it the way I think of individual pieces. Some things you write are essays, some are articles, and some of the ones you thought were articles turn out to be short blog posts. The same goes for book projects. Some stories are chapbooks. Some are longform lit mag pieces. Others are books to send to trade publishers, and others are eBooks. Not every long narrative is a potential trade paperback to give your agent. Sometimes it’s best to go indie–not to be forced to, but to want to. Independent presses and relatively obscure literary magazines foster some of our country’s best writing, hands down, and writers should try to match our story to the venue.”

- Vol. 1 Brooklyn | Talking Travel Chapbooks and a Sense of Place With Courtney Maum, Aaron Gilbreath, and Bart Schaneman

words on musik: Davis, 1997

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:10:34 -0400

words on musik: Davis, 1997:

wordsonmusik:

“I always liked clarity and simplicity and balance. All rhythms can be seductive. I was attuned to the music of language as well as the music of music. Learning another language when I was seven probably made me hyperconscious of language; also the German language in the classroom was a wall of…

Matt Bell: My second novel SCRAPPER and a new story collection to be published by Soho Press

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:41:13 -0400

Matt Bell: My second novel SCRAPPER and a new story collection to be published by Soho Press:

mttbll:

I’m excited to be able to share the news that Soho Press will publish my next two books, including my second novel Scrapper and a new collection of stories, over the next couple of years. Working with the Soho team on In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods has been a…

Excellent news from Matt Bell.

No matter the tact on asking or answering questions, A Map of...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:52:17 -0400

No matter the tact on asking or answering questions, A Map of Tulsa has that enviable quality of being so small and so big simultaneously, a feat that only the best can accomplish. The most recent contemporary work that affected the story in the same way is Leaving The Atocha Station by Ben Lerner. I also became enchanted with Map’s Great Gatsby sort-of class vibe, which is probably not correct, so perhaps Updike’s Rabbit series would be a better comparison. (via Answering Questions With Quotes: An Interview With Benjamin Lytal | Vol. 1 Brooklyn)

On Monday, Throw back a pint with Kingsley Amis

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:37:47 -0400

nyrbclassics:

On Monday, May 6th at 7 PM, writers Lev Grossman, Nathaniel Adams, and Jen Vafidis will discuss Kingsley Amis’ newly reissued novels, the alternate history The Alteration and the ghost story The Green Man at the Half King. Co-sponsored with Vol. 1 Brooklyn.

Full details here.

Fran Lebowitz as New York City Spirit Guide via For Your...

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:49:52 -0400

Fran Lebowitz as New York City Spirit Guide via For Your Calendar: Fran Lebowitz Being Fran Lebowitz – Flavorwire

"In addition to the playlist above, the company is producing a notebook that includes a 7″ vinyl with..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:13:16 -0400

“In addition to the playlist above, the company is producing a notebook that includes a 7″ vinyl with ten songs by Ellen Allien that are inspired by Italo Calvino. (Perhaps the goal is to expand the retail line to 55 cities.) This oversized notebook is available exclusively in London.”

- What is going on with Moleskine? | MobyLives

Experimental Calvino-rock? Excellent.

poetrybomb: Join Tumblr, ABRAMS, and the Academy of American...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:31:21 -0400

poetrybomb:

Join Tumblr, ABRAMS, and the Academy of American Poets for a Live PoetryBomb Event at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. Featuring Paul Muldoon, Melissa Broder, Leigh Stein, Cathy Park Hong and selected poets from the Tumblr community, Faith Hahn & Kevin Grijalva.

"The kind of minimal art that Sandro invests in seems to be exactly what The Flamethrowers is not. As..."

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:26:34 -0400

“The kind of minimal art that Sandro invests in seems to be exactly what The Flamethrowers is not. As with her debut novel Telex from Cuba, Kushner is devoted to writing political novels. Though The Flamethrowers takes place in the 1970s, it’s acutely aware of the political crises of our contemporary world.”

- Art, Revolution, and Echoes of the Present: A Review of Rachel Kushner’s “The Flamethrowers” | Vol. 1 Brooklyn