Aimee Bender talked with The Rumpus about her new collection, The Color Master.

Scott McClanahan, who will be at KGB tonight, has a playlist for his new book Hill William up at Largehearted Boy.

Jonathan Lethem gave an extensive interview on radical politics to Reihan Salam at Vice.

Nathan Rabin on The Shining — book and novel both — and how each deals with the theme of addiction.

The Body were interviewed about their new album at Ad Hoc.

This new Gem Club song is a perfect slice of melancholy.

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