“We’ve had this model for a long time now, where the small presses are a minor league to major league publishing, and I don’t think that exists anymore.” There’s an excellent Scott McClanahan interview up at Bullett.

Michael Schaub reviewed a new biography of Rebecca West for NPR.

The Cultural Society has “Socratic,” a new poem from Dan Beachy-Quick.

The editors of The Media talked zines over at Fader.

Ian Cohen on the new collection of Cold Cave’s singles and Wesley Eisold’s artistic evolution.

Richard Ayoade was interviewed at BOMB.

The Chills’ Martin Phillips on the latest album from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

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