NPR has good things to say about Emma Straub’s The Vacationers, as does The New Republic.

At Rookie: Maura Johnston on her love of radio.

Jami Attenberg wrote about the death of the love letter for Vogue.

Jason Diamond looks at Edward St. Aubyn’s new novel, Lost For Words.

WORD’s Christine Onorati offers advice for writers.

The Paris Review‘s Lorin Stein discussed his working methods with GQ.

Amazon’s clash with Hachette is getting even uglier.

Ezra Glinter looks at The Dance of Reality, the latest from Alejandro Jodorowsky.

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