May 2016
The “May 2016” Issue of the Brooklyn Rail was published on May 3, 2016.
Books
RISING TO THE OCCASION:
PETER STRAUB with Joseph SalvatoreDeath Sentences
– By Will ChancellorFar-Flung Correspondent
– By Kara Bloomgarden-SmokeThe Gray Scale
– By Geoffrey YoungSweet Nothings
– By Hilary ReidA CLERK IN THE HOUSE OF POETRY
from Bagging the Beats at Midnight, a bookstore memoir in progress– By Karen LillisSHE CORRECTED IN RED INK
A New Literary Series for Women Writers Launches at Brooklyn’s BookCourt
MICHELE FILGATE with Joseph SalvatoreReframing the Death of Art:
CHRIS CAMPANIONI with Giancarlo LombardiThat Fine Line Between Goodness and Brutality
LEE MARTIN with John DufresneCatching up with the Lovable Losers
– By Weston CutterBOY PROBLEMS
ALEXANDRA NAUGHTON with Catch BusinessOpen to the What-If
– By Weston CutterPoetry Journal RHINO Turns Forty
RALPH HAMILTON with Chris Campanioni