Patrick Madden talks W.G. Sebald and The Rings of Saturn.

New Roxane Gay fiction at A Public Space.

Jen Doll talked with a number of writers and artists about the worst thing they’ve ever made.

The NYPL hosted a panel discussion on the Amazon/Hachette clash, and Jason Diamond and Boris Kachka have thioughts on it.

At Electric Literature, footage of Katherine Faw Morris in conversation with Isaac Fitzgerald and Deniro Farrar.

Here’s an excerpt from Sarah Gerard’s Binary Star.

Jana Hunter talked with Impose about gender and sexuality.

In related news of excerpts, here’s one from Laurie Penny’s upcoming book.

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