In our morning reading: catching up with Tortoise, notable horror fiction, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/07/m...

Afternoon Bites: Ben Okri's Latest, Claire Rousay's Recommendations, Sari Botton Interviewed, and More www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/05/a...

A Taxonomy of the Weird: On “Cathedral of the Drowned” www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/05/a...

In our morning reading: an interview with Erin Somers, nonfiction by Thomas Beller, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/04/m...

"Ansari Bhai munches. His son takes a bite. In nine hours, all Iftekar has eaten is a bowl of chira. He swallows his saliva. Ruti crumbs coat the headlines." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/02/s...

Yes. This gets the novel: “Enter the Peerless is grade-A Weird fiction, with imagery that follows its own logic and neatly juxtaposes the everyday with the utterly bizarre.”

In our weekend reading: new work from Lynda Barry, revisiting “Frankenstein,” and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/01/w...

Afternoon Bites: Colin Dickey Gets Gothic, Anne Sexton and Horror, The Necks' Latest, and More www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/31/a...

In our morning reading: Halloween stories, a playlist from Jason Diamond, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/31/m...

We reviewed @bleakhousing.bsky.social's very strange, very good ENTER THE PEERLESS. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/30/n...

Afternoon Bites: Ram V on Comics, Zefyr Lisowski Interviewed, Delaney Nolan's Debut, and More www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/29/a...

Revisiting "Tom the Dancing Bug" in the 1990s... www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/29/a...

"...even as I was putting the book together, so much had changed so fast that a lot of the comics that I’d done about reproductive freedom had already shifted. Then, they shifted again." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/27/g...

"My dad had brought Easy Cheese because if you sprayed it in the water while snorkeling, fish would come out to eat it." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/26/s...

In our weekend reading: an interview with Ruyan Meng, nonfiction from Amber Sparks, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/25/w...

"I regaled her with mystical Arizonan tales of Sedona and Havasupai Falls, and at one point I suggested we both dig through a psychological goodie basket of aphorisms and each pick out one that meant the most to us." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/22/i...

In our afternoon reading: thoughts on novels by Quan Barry and Todd Grimson, public transit reading rooms, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/22/a...

"I was in a difficult life moment, you could say. Or no, the opposite. Things were going well and I wasn’t used to that; happiness–or rather, contentment; better word–was difficult." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/19/s...

"You know, while having that childhood dream, I never once thought about the reality of the job and its crazy deadline of producing a new comic strip every single day of the year for ever. It’s probably good that I didn’t." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/17/p...

Patrick McDonell has been inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame! Read the moving speech he gave on @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/17/p...

"...Peter’s ability to delude himself sends him on a journey of desperate efforts to win her—or someone—to love." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/17/l...

Comics legend Matt Wagner talked all things Dracula. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/16/m...

In our morning reading: the shortlist for the Goldsmiths Prize, Amber Sparks on writing, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/15/m...

In our morning reading: thoughts on a certain Nobel win, Grand Central gets arty, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/10/m...

"Thumbscrew—a trio of Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, and Tomas Fujiwara—is set up along two sides of the rectangular room. No mics, no mixing board. Just guitar, bass, drums, and two amps." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/09/n...

Looking for some October book recommendations? We've got a few.

I wrote this essay about having a book pulled. I think it speaks to issues indie writers can face when working with small publishers: lack of formal protections, imbalance of emotional labor, when "crazy writers" like myself end up being more professional than the professionals in the equation.

"My hands began shaking, and I had to sit down to catch my breath. An embarrassingly animalistic whine escaped my mouth." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/08/d...

In our afternoon reading: interviews with Torrey Peters and Blake Butler, Jeff Tweedy on lyrics, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/07/a...

“These stories turn on recognizable bonds shifting gears into something else — and pushing these characters towards unwanted epiphanies.” In @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social‬‬, Tobias Carroll reviews Tomás Downey’s newly translated short story collection, “Diving Board” www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/03/t...

Due to a scheduling issue, there will be no Sunday Stories this week; normal service resumes Monday.

"There’s something kinetic in this juxtaposition of a lovelorn narrator and the surreal horse that’s growing in his home."

In our morning reading: thoughts on Patricia Lockwood’s new novel, an interview with Miriam Toews, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/03/m...

In our morning reading: new writing by Emily Raboteau, recent books in translation, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/10/02/m...

In our afternoon reading: revisiting the music of Rachel’s, a playlist from M.L. Rio, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/30/a...

"The live jazz nights that occurred on the weekend were possible due to putting the old grand piano from Murakami’s parents’ house that was set up on the second floor." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/29/c...

"Seth and I have always had a strong physical connection. The frequency dipped last year, but from what I overhear at work, I have nothing to complain about." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/28/s...

Just got my copy and I am looking forward to horripilating

"I had this character and the setting, but I mostly had the psychedelia." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/23/m...

This new book from @adamszym.bsky.social looks very cool, and I like an artist interview with some day job talk, so good on @hobtown.bsky.social for asking!

I did a long in depth interview with Kris Bertin, writer of the great Hobtown series, about my new book, what compels me about aliens, working with the unknown, and of course: day jobs. Give it a read, @hobtown.bsky.social asks some great questions!

"I happened upon one of those documentary shows about UFOs and abductions that seemed ubiquitous on cable television in the 90s, and it was one of the only times I can remember watching something that genuinely scared me enough to give me nightmares." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/22/i...

In our morning reading: thoughts on Mark Doten’s new book, a review of Sam Amidon’s latest album, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/22/m...

"Considering the deep, unforgiving darkness, it could be a dangerous thing to do, but I want to make sure he’s alright – or, perhaps I want to yell at him for not being more careful." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/21/s...

Check out my short story 'Going Home' published by @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social #shortstories #SundayStories #nowreading #stories #fiction #writingcommunity

"But I choose wisely. I don’t collaborate with everyone and their mum. It’s like dating—not everyone is for you." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/16/c...

In our afternoon reading: an interview with Jeanne Thornton, fiction from Amber Sparks, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/16/a...

We previewed a new edition of 1Q84... www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/16/l...

In our morning reading: revisiting Dorothy Allison’s work, Phil Christman interviews Phil Christman, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/09/15/m...