Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe: A Biography is a book-length argument for Wagstaff’s importance in the world of American art. Read More
"[...] the book’s main draw is the Oria’s uncanny ability to create rich, fully realized characters in the span of just a few pages, and to do so in a way that demonstrates her grasp of an impressive range of styles, genres, and structures." Read More
"[...] Shapiro has crafted a lively collection of stories that are fun, nostalgic, and sexy—sometimes all at the same time." Read More
Author Stacey D’Erasmo discusses her new rock & roll inspired novel Wonderland. Read More
"[...]D’Erasmo does a rare thing with Wonderland: she combines the delightful worlds of literature and music while bringing out the best in both mediums." Read More
Finding the nuggets of reality within each story is the real joy to be had in reading these campy vignettes. Read More
"[...] this book is more than just a love letter to a city (the title comes from a declaration White once made to an American who complained about Paris: 'I like it. To me it seems so calm after New York. As if I’d already died and gone to heaven. It’s like living inside a pearl.'), but to the people who made up his experiences there." Read More
Choire Sicha’s new book, Very Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (c. AD 2009) in a Large...
My 1980s and Other Essays is an incredibly timely hodge-podge of prose that expertly blends nostalgia-free self-reflections, reluctant bits of advice, and breathless love letters to idols literary, artistic, and musical[...] Read More
In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I was fully prepared to strongly dislike Filip Noterdaeme’s...
