Open Culture gives us a peek inside of Houdini’s scrapbooks.

Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Coupland, Colson Whitehead and other writers show off where they work. 

A review of Leonard Cohen’s poetry performance at 92Y in 1966 at Harper’s.

Kyle Minor talks with Ben Stroud at Fiction Writers Review.

Corey Robin has a smart take on Nicholas Kristof.

There’s a trailer for the Slint documentary.

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