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A talk with the musician Chris Connelly about only a few of his many, many projects, starting with Fini Tribe and ending with Catholics Against Architecture, but barely even scratching the surface...

I talk to Donna Knezek about her start in the restaurant business and how she ran legendary Chicago eateries like Leo's Lunchroom, Bite Cafe, and Feed.

A recording of the book-release party for Ornery Cuss by Krystle Ratticus at Tangible Books, June 20, 2026. Readings by Nathan Hoks, Westley Heine, and the author; hosted by Dmitry Samarov.

A talk with Colin Asher about his new book, The Midnight Special. Read my review of his biography of Nelson Algren here.

A talk with Krystle Ratticus about her new book. Order yours here.

I read a few pages from William Gass's Omensetter's Luck.

Krystle Ratticus reads "Bucket of Pig's Blood" and Dmitry Samarov reads "Dust Jackets" at Tangible Books, March 5th, 2026.

A recording of the book-release of a new illustrated edition of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, featuring publisher Mallory Smart and designer Dmitry Samarov at Tangible Books on February 14th, 2026.

A talk with writer Sam Bodrojan about writing, film, the internet, and lots more.

An excerpt from Russell Hoban's Riddley Walker.

A talk with writer/artist John Tottenham about his work. Read my review of his novel, Service, here.

I read a poem from Philip Levine's 1979 collection, Ashes.

A talk with programmer/projectionist/wearer-of-many-hats Rebecca Lyon about the work she does with Chicago Film Society and how she got into the movies, with occasional commentary from her colleague, Tavi Veraldi.

A talk with writer/indexer/editor June Skinner Sawyers about her many interests in the literary racket.

A talk with writer Alexander Sorondo about his epic William T. Vollmann profile, the even longer new Mark Danielewski one, Substack, Miami, and more.

A talk with Krystle Ratticus about zines, art, writing, Chicago, and the rest of it.

A talk with Chicago/New York writer Ben Tanzer about his After Hours book and a lot more.

A talk between publisher Mallory Smart and designer Dmitry Samarov on the occasion of the release of a new illustrated edition of Herman Melville's classic by Maudlin House. The event took place at Tangible Books in Chicago on May 10th, 2025.

I read the title poem from a 1994 Denis Johnson collection.

A talk with writer Nathan Knapp. Read my review of Daybook and listen to me read its first few pages and, most importantly, buy yourself a copy!

I read the first few pages of Nathan Knapp's Daybook. Read my review.

A talk with writer Avner Landes about his forthcoming novel, The Delegation, and other matters. Order the new book and read my review of his first one.

I read the title story from Carver's great book.

A conversation between Dmitry Samarov and Jasmon Drain about Samarov's Making Pictures is How I Talk to the World at Tangible Books in Chicago, 8/24/24.

A talk with writer Eugene Marten about the re-release of Layman's Report and other matters.

A talk with artist/writer Maggie Umber about her nearly-wordless book, Chrysanthemum Under the Waves.

A couple pages from Eugene Marten's Layman's Report. Read my review of the book. Background music by Emily Robb.

A wide-ranging talk with novelist/screenwriter Bruce Wagner. Order his new book and read my review of his previous one.

I read an essay Willem De Kooning wrote in 1950 that is included in a tiny book I bought from the collection of Tom Verlaine.

A talk with Scott Schaaf about growing up in the Quad Cities and ending up in Chicago to eventually open his great record store, Pinwheel Records, in Pilsen.

A hundred-seventy-nine-line list from Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual that is a kind of skeleton key or cheat sheet for the whole book.

A talk with Lucy Sante about her new memoir, a lifetime of writing, and her unexpected newfound fame.

Skyler Rowe interviews Dmitry Samarov about childhood, art, and the rest of it.

A talk with artist Katherine Eremia about growing up in the South, coming up to Chicago, and a whole lot more.

A talk with writer/podcaster/lover of remote locales, Tyler Dempsey. Read my review of his novel, Will We All Still See Each Other Afterward.

A few more pages from Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual.

I read the intro to Georges Perec's 1978 novel.

I read the first few pages from George V. Higgins' The Friends of Eddie Coyle and John Fante's Wait Until Spring, Bandini.

I read a story from Juan Rulfo's The Plain in Flames.

The first couple pages from a new translation of Juan Rulfo's 1955 novel.

The fifth conversation in an ongoing series about one woman's childhood.

The first few pages from Renata Adler's Speedboat.

A few pages from Benjamin Labatut's The Maniac.

A talk with writer Mallory Smart about her forthcoming book. Order it here.

Another installment in the story of one woman's childhood.

The story of one woman's childhood continues.

The second in a series of conversations about one woman's childhood.

The first in a series of conversations about one woman's childhood.

A recording of a book-release event at Tangible Books on September 16, 2023, featuring Mallory Smart and Annie Howard.

A short reading from Don DeLillo's "Mao II" in honor of my own book-release.