“For the reader, Brower’s writing is all loquacious zingers but the book’s observations on culture are as hard-bitten as they are elegant.” Brian Joseph Davis on Brock Bower’s recently-reissued novel The Late Great Creature.

• As of today, Occupy Musicians is live.

• Edward Champion provides an update on the state of literary hipsterdom circa now.

• Finite + Flammable, a zine about zines, will hold a release party at ABC No Rio on December 7th.

• Abby Koski chats with Roxane Gay for MobyLives.

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