Jen Vafidis wrote about Flannery O’Connor for The Daily Beast.

James Murphy has a plan to make subway turnstiles musical.

Tin House has an excerpt up from Kevin Sampsell’s new novel This Is Between Us. Like it? Come hear him read at WORD on December 6th.

Amy Phillips wrote about the album launch for ARTPOP.

Jeanette Winterson’s The Daylight Gate was reviewed at Slant.

Laird Barron makes the case for John Langan.

Nicola Griffith made a playlist for her historical epic Hild.

The Paris Review chatted with Kevin Barry.

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