A new edition of Gogol’s Dead Souls gives Guy Patrick Cunningham a minute to rethink Russian classic at The Millions.

James Wolcott talks about the letters of William Styron at the London Review of Books.

Has Ben Masters helped the Oxbridge novel? 

Marie-Helene Bertino talks with Jessica Gross at The Paris Review.

Full Stop talks with Amelia Gray.

“Gary liked a lot of things: weed, J. D. Salinger, typewriters, soccer, and the band Pavement.” – Matthew Vollmer talks Pavement, The Boss, and other music at Largehearted Boy.

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