Colson Whitehead’s By the Book interview for the Times is, as one might expect, well worth a read.

Cari Luna interviewed Julia Fierro at Tin House.

Kate Gavino of Last Night’s Reading has a book deal.

New York looks at a day in the life of several NYC libraries.

The Paris Review on the renewal of Colombian soccer.

Black Girl Dangerous is holding a fundraiser.

Jeff VanderMeer has annotated part of his novel Authority.

Marc Maron talked with Pitchfork.

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