Archive - book(ish)

A couple months ago, after a bout with stress, I called up my friend Michael and said, “I need some stupid fun.” We went to a throwback arcade, played…

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Soughed and Staggered

“If you don’t learn to let go sometimes, you’re gonna break your heart.” —Wild Pink, “Dulling the Horns”

Jun 22 •

Whatever You Do, Keep a Straight Face

There is this perception in some circles that, in order to be a devotee of literature, you have to engage with heavy topics—war, environmental…

Jun 8 •

May 2025

All The Young Dudes

Does fiction need more Beer & Skittles?

May 16 •

April 2025

Should Could Would Won’t

Hans Weyandt on Shouldnting Shoulds

Apr 25 •

On Wolves & Sounding Writerly

The thing with vacation books is the thing with every book: which to pack, which to prioritize, and which to carry around like comfort blankets, which…

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Our Desires Aren't That Interesting

On writing fiction, mimetic desire, & delusion

Mar 1 •

February 2025

a cute little survey

Feb 21 •

January 2025

How Much Ugliness Can You Take?

On Tony Tulathimutte's 'Private Citizens'

Jan 24 •

A New Year Pep Talk from Dad

about reading, duh

Jan 5 •

December 2024

Year in Reading

from friends of book(ish)

Dec 29, 2024 •

My Year in Reading

I'm getting better, I promise

Dec 20, 2024 •

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