“…the American literature of the twentieth century would look considerably poorer and less interesting without his activities as a critic, editor, and memoirist, and our broader understanding of American literary history much less clear.” Gerald Howard on Malcolm Cowley at Bookforum.

Douglas Wolk looks at Gilbert Hernandez’s latest quartet of graphic novels, and how they relate to his body of work as a whole.

Here are some of the books that Sam Lipsyte enjoyed in 2013.

Pitchfork listed their 100 top tracks of the year.

Guernica talked with Andreas Johansen about his documentary on Ai Weiwei.

Noy Holland was interviewed at The American Reader.

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