The Awl has a fairly massive discussion of readings and book tours, featuring folks like Shane Jones and Lauren Cerand.

• Pitchfork’s Ian Cohen talked to St. Vincent’s Annie Clark about her collaboration with David Byrne.

• At Slate, Will Saletan and Ross Douthat are presently engaged in a lengthy and intelligent discussion of politics and religion, related to the release of Douthat’s book Bad Religion.

• Warren Ellis’s “Writers Never Retire” mug should fit nicely beside the “Write Like a Motherfucker” mug in your cupboard.

• Jules Feiffer has a graphic novel coming out? Nice.

• At Time Out Chicago, Jonathan Messinger chatted with My Only Wife author Jac Jemc.

• Nick Dybeck assembled a playlist for Largehearted Boy.

• In terms of work from Vol.1 editors, might we interest you inTobias Carroll on classical remix albums?

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