Below the Fray
Blake LefrayLiterary deep dives with just flippers and a spear.
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Always take the Service Entrance
2010
When I worked in Dumbo, I always entered the building through the loading dock. The floor of the long hallway, though cleaned every night, had an enduring greasiness that repulsed and attracted me. Maybe I wanted to imagine I inhab...
Are Book Reviews Gaslighting Us?
I’m trying something new. This piece will become a video essay for my YouTube channel, but I haven’t started filming yet. So, if you feel I missed the mark somewhere, feel free to leave a comment!
If you haven’t heard, the professio...
A QUERY IS A QUESTION BETWEEN UNEQUALS
Hello everyone. After three years of writing, I’m putting the pen down on my novel. It’s a weird literary noir that’s been a blast to write. Now the part that’s less of a blast: Attempting to convince a gatekeeper that my novel is worth the...
The Mystery of the Disappearing Viral Post
Our story starts last Saturday, March 28, when literary agent Mark Gottlieb publishes his first piece on this platform. In it, he promises he’ll use his Substack to pull back the curtain of a publishing industry where “agents whisper their...
The Substackiest Party of All
I followed with rapt attention the recent kerfuffle in which we learned that Ross Barkan did not appreciate Lillian Wang Selonick’s write-up of an NYC literary night—the one where she pilloried him for leading her and husband on 90-minute r...
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