Over at the @Center4Fiction, we’ll be reading Samuel R. Delaney’s Dhalgren together over the fall and winter months. Leading this journey is a dream come true! Link in bio if you’re interested in joining. First meeting is Thursday, 9/10.
Less than two weeks remain to submit your application for a Silvers Grant. Up to $10,000 towards your non-fiction project. Visit https://t.co/9xItkiZPg0 for details.
Best Books I Read in 2025
1. 2666, by Roberto Bolaño
2. Death Games, by Dinah Brooke
3. The Four-Dimensional Nightmare, by J.G. Ballard
4. Annie John, by Jamaica Kincaid
5. orchidelirium, by Deborah Landau
My Favorite Films of 2025
1. Resurrection (Bi Gan)
2. No Other Choice (Park)
3. One Battle After Another (Anderson)
4. Begonia (Lanthimos)
5. It Was Just An Accident (Panâhi)
6. Sirat (Laxe)
7. Sentimental Value (Trier)
8. Parthenope (Sorrentino)
9. Anemone (Day-Lewis)
10. Sinners (Coogler)
11. All The Devils Are Here (Roper)
12. The Plague (Polinger)
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“I got a parallel Black cultural education … What this countereducation said at a very basic level was, You have value. Black people around the world are the center, they’re not the margin, and the cultural artifacts you create matter.” —John Keene https://t.co/1GV7j3KZFs
I’m leading a @Center4Fiction reading group on J.G. Ballard beginning April 16th. We’ll be reading four of his best novels over the spring and summer months—books written decades ago but define the world we live in today. Join us! Link in bio.
Just under one month remains to submit your application for a Silvers Grant. Up to $10,000 towards your non-fiction project. Details at https://t.co/zUL9Z58sG2
A newly discovered John Coltrane live album, Tiberi Tapes, is set for release as part of celebrations of the jazz legend’s centennial https://t.co/DP7DJiwA9l
Charlie Polinger’s ‘THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH’ starring Mikey Madison and Léa Seydoux begins filming this week. 🎬
It follows a mad prince who shelters nobles from a plague, unaware a lost twin from the peasantry has infiltrated his world of decadence.
Attn nonfiction writers, journalists, critics! The @silversfound is now accepting applications for the 2026 Silvers Grants for Work in Progress. Apply for support of up to $10,000. For more info, please visit https://t.co/vRxigs1ISc