Will I See You May 11th?
Author Ross Barkan is debuting his new novel Colossus with a ticketed launch event on May 11 at P&T Knitwear in New York, co‑hosted by journalist Shadi Hamid. The evening starts at 6:30 PM and tickets cost $10. Barkan will also hold a free reading in Los Angeles on May 26, with additional stops planned for San Francisco on May 30 and Ottawa on June 16, expanding the book’s promotional tour across North America.
The Danger of the Literary Lament
Ross Barkan’s new novel *Colossus* is now on shelves, earning praise from Quadrant Magazine and other reviewers, with a Manhattan launch event slated for May 11. The post then shifts to a broader cultural critique, highlighting NY Times critic Dwight Garner’s...
The Meaning of a Book Launch
Ross Barkan’s novel *Colossus* launches tomorrow, backed by positive reviews from Kazuo Robinson and Adam Fleming Petty and a Manhattan launch event on May 11 with Shadi Hamid. The author promoted the book on the Beyond the Zero podcast and announced...
The Most Interesting Race in New York City
The post announces the release of Ross Barkan’s novel *Colossus*, highlighted by a rave review in Australia’s Quadrant Magazine and a Manhattan launch event on May 11. It then shifts to New York City politics, noting Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsement of...
Long Promised Road
Ross Barkan announces the release of his new novel *Colossus* on April 28, with pre‑order links and a launch event on May 11 featuring Shadi Hamid. The story follows Teddy Starr, a pastor‑real‑estate mogul navigating the disorienting 2020s American landscape,...
The New Cultural Criticism
The post announces the emergence of “New Cultural Criticism,” a long‑form nonfiction style that fuses novelistic storytelling with cultural analysis. It contrasts this movement with the 1960s New Journalism, noting that today’s critics operate on platforms like Substack rather than...
Here Are the Substacks You Should Read
The author curates three standout Substack newsletters—Comedy Distant by Vanessa Ogle, big reader bad grades by Alexander Sorondo, and Cross Current by Mo Diggs—highlighting their unique voices and cultural relevance. Ogle delivers sharp satire on workplace and improv culture, Sorondo...