Monthly Archives: September 2025

Listen/Here: Extra by Peter Evans

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

One of my favorite things musically is when someone I’ve never heard of blows me away: it reminds me of just how much effing music there is in the world, and how deep it goes. Sometimes these musicians are deep … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Vengeance is Mine by Maria NDiaye

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Maria Ndiaye‘s 2023 novel Vengeance is Mine was recommended by a few best-of lists at the end of 2024, so I hopped on. This is a pretty short review as, sad to say, it just never came together for me. … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Tremor by Teju Cole

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Almost a decade ago (!), I wrote about Teju Cole‘s 2012 novel, Open City. Many of those same comments apply to Tremor, published in 2023. Cole’s ability to pay attention to characters and their emotional lives on the one hand … Continue reading →

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