At Tin House, A.N. Devers takes a look at the work of the Chilean writer Mariá Luisa Bombal.

• Ali Colluccio on Craig Thompson’s massive graphic novel Habibi. At Robot 6, Sean T. Collins has more on the work in question.

• Norman Brannon on James Blake, gender, and music.

• At Sound of the City, Brad Cohan interviews Alison Chesley of Helen Money.

• Ryan Chapman reports back from the NY Art Book Fair.

• Tim Kinsella’s novel The Karaoke Singer’s Guide to Self-Defense is out now.