Vincent Valdez paints the underdog at an epic scale, as discussed with Osman Can Yerebakan. His work can be seen in the group exhibition “Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way” at @buffaloakg.bsky.social in Buffalo, New York, until September 6. bit.ly/4fTP7Mb

BOMB Magazine | Vincent Valdez by Osman Can Yerebakan

Painting the underdog at an epic scale.

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T Clark’s short story collection “All This Want (And I Can't Get None)” ( @oneworldbooks.bsky.social, 2026) features stories on Black girlhood, thwarted desire, and growing up around New York City’s edges, as discussed with @kjmoulton.bsky.social. bit.ly/4h9ZFZX

BOMB Magazine | T Clark by Katie Moulton

Stories on Black girlhood, thwarted desire, and growing up around New York City’s edges.

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In Ignacio Gatica’s show “Sanhattan,” on view at the Whitney Biennial 2026 until August 23, Santiago and New York City find their doubling in a global economy, as discussed with Re’al Christian. bit.ly/3RSa1mK

BOMB Magazine | Ignacio Gatica by Re’al Christian

Santiago and New York City find their doubling in a global economy.

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In an interview from October 2024, Yashaddai Owens discusses his film “Jimmy” (2024), an impressionistic, intimate portrait of James Baldwin in Paris, with Elissa Suh. Distributed by Strand Releasing, “Jimmy” will open at @ifccenter.bsky.social today. bit.ly/4wwNZFt

BOMB Magazine | Yashaddai Owens by Elissa Suh

A debut feature film paints an impressionistic, intimate portrait of James Baldwin.

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Meg Charlton, interviewed by Ilana Masad, discusses her book “Voyagers” (Harper, 2026), in which mysterious transmissions, unexpected fame, and the friendships that endure play key roles.

BOMB Magazine | Meg Charlton by Ilana Masad

Mysterious transmissions, unexpected fame, and the friendships that endure.

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Ash Fure’s installation “Ash Fure with stock-a-studio: ANIMAL [a listening gym],” a sound-sculptural installation that heightens sensory intelligence, is on view at @pioneerwork.bsky.social in New York City until August 9, as discussed with Ksenia Soboleva.

BOMB Magazine | Ash Fure by Ksenia M. Soboleva

A sound-sculptural installation that heightens sensory intelligence.

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In “African Kitchen,” an excerpt from the novel “Whyteface” ( @graywolfpress.bsky.social, 2026) by @aibarrett.bsky.social, a homesick Nigerian reunion dinner in Amsterdam turns into a reckoning over belonging. bit.ly/4h19Pfp

BOMB Magazine | African Kitchen

In this excerpt from the novel Whyteface , a homesick Nigerian reunion dinner in Amsterdam turns into a reckoning over belonging.

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Interwoven stories of four matrilineal generations form a splintered chronology in Valeria Luiselli’s “Beginning Middle End” ( @aaknopf.bsky.social, 2026), reviewed by @nsahmed99.bsky.social in our Summer 2026 issue.

BOMB Magazine | Valeria Luiselli’s Beginning Middle End

A mother and daughter’s journey through Europe, family history, and literature itself.

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Vian Sora’s paintings bring Mesopotamia, Islamic calligraphy, German Expressionism, and Georgia O’Keeffe into the same room. She discusses her show “Vian Sora: Outerworlds” at @texas.asiasociety.org with curator Wassan Al-Khudhairi. bit.ly/4wshXdN

BOMB Magazine | Vian Sora by Wassan Al-Khudhairi

Painting that brings Mesopotamia, Islamic calligraphy, German Expressionism, and Georgia O’Keeffe into the same room.

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Blown away by the imagination, the heart, the courage, and the SKILL in this story by @mcrane12.bsky.social. Will be thinking about it for a long time. @bombmag.bsky.social bombmagazine.org/articles/202...

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box ( @neon-rated.bsky.social, 2026) is a speculative fiction film that raises questions of grief and personhood when a humanoid robot replaces a dead child, as discussed with Arun A.K.

BOMB Magazine | Hirokazu Kore-eda by Arun A.K.

A speculative fiction film raises questions of grief and personhood when a humanoid robot replaces a dead child.

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@boneysoups.bsky.social novel “The Red Sacrament” ( @titanbooks.bsky.social, 2026), a historical horror about theatrical vampires on the cusp of revolution, is the subject of conversation with Natalie Adler. bit.ly/3Ro5gBp

BOMB Magazine | Sara Hinkley by Natalie Adler

Historical horror about theatrical vampires on the cusp of revolution.

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Excerpted from Claire Vaye Watkins’s novel “Yellow Pine” ( @riverheadbooks.bsky.social, 2026), “Instructions” is available to read in our Summer 2026 issue. In this excerpt, Rose, a mysterious homesteader, offers Miles unusual directions on locating her.

BOMB Magazine | Instructions

A woman in Tecopa Hot Springs, California, prepares her house sitter to care for more than just houseplants, in this excerpt from Claire Vaye Watkins's…

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Madeline Hollander is participating in “Limitless Time: The Watermill Center Summer Festival” at the Watermill Center on July 25, with a performative engagement with Robert Wilson’s “Einstein on the Beach.” Read her interview with Karla Kelsey.

BOMB Magazine | Madeline Hollander by Karla Kelsey

A performative engagement with Robert Wilson’s Einstein on the Beach .

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Fatimah Asghar discusses their poetry collection “Daughter of the Mountains” ( @oneworldbooks.bsky.social, 2026) about the infinite possibilities of ancestry with writer @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social. bit.ly/4fg5F20

BOMB Magazine | Fatimah Asghar by Mandana Chaffa

Poetry about the infinite possibilities of ancestry.

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Andrei Zvyagintsev speaks with Nicolas Rapold about his film “Minotaur” (2026), a drama about a Russian businessman's violent breakdown shaped by the Ukraine War and the director's battle with Covid.

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BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

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@samanthapaigerosen.bsky.social discusses her anthology “Living, Together: Reimagining Community in the Age of Disconnection” ( @beaconpress.bsky.social, 2026) featuring essays and interviews on the many possibilities for communal living with writer @kwistent.bsky.social. bit.ly/4bMgXbP

BOMB Magazine | Samantha Paige Rosen by Kristen Martin

Essays and interviews on the many possibilities for communal living.

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Miranda Forrester discusses painting the fluidities of queer Black women’s lives with Stephanie E. Goodalle. “Miranda Forrester” is on view at Kristin Hjellegjerde in West Palm Beach, Florida, until September 12.

BOMB Magazine | Miranda Forrester by Stephanie E. Goodalle

Painting the fluidities of queer Black women’s lives.

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@juliebuntin.bsky.social, interviewed by writer @adamdalva.bsky.social, discusses her novel “Famous Men” ( @randomhousees.bsky.social, 2026), where a young woman’s search for her father becomes a search for the truth. bit.ly/44uJ0Zq

BOMB Magazine | Julie Buntin by Adam Dalva

A young woman’s search for her father becomes a search for the truth.

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Alex Westfall discusses her photographs that hold multiple pasts with curator and writer Charlotte Youkilis. “Alex Westfall: See Through” is on view at Isolde in New York City until July 19 and by appointment until July 31. bit.ly/4aSH14J

BOMB Magazine | Alex Westfall by Charlotte Youkilis

Photographs that hold multiple pasts.

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@emilydoyle.bsky.social discusses her story collection, “Please Don’t Touch the Body” ( @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social, 2026), where ghosts and aliens reveal layered truths about consent and autonomy with writer Lily Felsenthal.

BOMB Magazine | Emily Doyle by Lily Felsenthal

In this story collection, ghosts and aliens reveal layered truths about consent and autonomy.

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Dave Eggers wrote his most recent novel on his sailboat docked in the San Francisco Bay while listening to Sinéad O’Connor. Interviewed by musician Jim James of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social for our Summer 2026 issue, Eggers contemplates his writing process and devotion to art.

BOMB Magazine | Dave Eggers by Jim James

The author’s latest novel explores the often incompatible relationship between art and commerce through the complicated friendship of two artists.

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Artist Louis Fratino discusses his art that protects a sense of pleasure and play with fellow artist Jo Smail. “Fratino and Matisse: To See This Light Again” is on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, until September 6.

BOMB Magazine | Louis Fratino by Jo Smail

Art that protects a sense of pleasure and play.

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Writer Rachel Aviv, in conversation with fellow writer @yvonnec.bsky.social, discusses her essay collection “You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters” (@aaknopf.bsky.social, 2026) that revisits unforgettable lives from different vantage points.

Rachel Aviv by Yvonne Conza

BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

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Kainoa Gruspe discusses his installation art that serves as a way of understanding relationships to place with curator Yutong Shi. Gruspe’s work can be seen in the Whitney Biennial 2026 and in a group exhibition at RYAN LEE Gallery in New York City. bit.ly/4p6Nq2d

BOMB Magazine | Kainoa Gruspe by Yutong Shi

Art as a way of understanding relationships to place.

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César Alvarez discusses their show where a family connection to the Greensboro Massacre gives rise to a community-centered musical with @stinkylulu.bsky.social. “The Potluck” plays at Soho Rep in Manhattan through July 26.

BOMB Magazine | César Alvarez by Brian Eugenio Herrera

Family connection to the Greensboro Massacre gives rise to a community-centered musical.

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From our Summer 2026 issue, read new fiction by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman. “Aztlán, DC” contemplates a changing 21st century American landscape as “the last gringo president” hands his title to the first Mexican president of the United States.

BOMB Magazine | Aztlán, DC

The most important election in Mexican American history.

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Writer and director of Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures Sony Ton-Aime discusses his poetry collection, “Konbit” ( @cmupress.bsky.social, 2026), that reimagines the communal solidarity of the Haitian revolution with writer Z. L. Nickels.

BOMB Magazine | Sony Ton-Aime by Z. L. Nickels

A debut poetry collection that reimagines the communal solidarity of the Haitian revolution.

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Artist Garry Noland, in conversation with writer Brandan Griffin, discusses his artworks that repurpose and elevate everyday materials. “Garry Noland: Piece Work” is on view at Studios Inc in Kansas City, Missouri, until August 1.

BOMB Magazine | Garry Noland by Brandan Griffin

Artworks that repurpose and elevate everyday materials.

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“Smear the Queer,” an excerpt from @mcrane12.bsky.social forthcoming short story collection “Perverts” ( @thedialpress.bsky.social, 2026), fictionally contemplates a workplace where violence is privately enacted in an attempt to publicly eradicate homophobia.

BOMB Magazine | Smear the Queer

From the new story collection, Perverts .

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