The time The Paris Review looked at William Gaddis’s zebra skin.

Alexander Chee talked with PEN about protests, Amtrak, and more.

The New York Times wrote about Largehearted Boy’s documentation of year-end lists.

Looking ahead to 2014’s most anticipated books.

At Salon, breaking down critics’ picks for the best books of 2013.

How to Dress Well covered Smog.

Was Life in 1945 the greatest magazine ever?

Housing Works is starting a Kurt Vonnegut book club.

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