Hubert Selby Jr. was born on this day in 1928.

At Flavorwire, Jason Diamond looks at the crime novels of Jean-Patrick Manchette.

Michelle Dean on Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl.

The latest edition of Howler‘s soccer podcast Dummy features Teju Cole on the World Cup.

Giancarlo DiTrapano was interviewed at Dazed.

At Wondering Sound, Katy Henriksen interviewed Naomi Shelton.

“My goal with this was to emulate something like STRAY BULLETS and also to do my best to subvert the expectations of what a crime story is supposed to be.” We’re looking forward to J. David Osborne’s new serialized fiction, debuting Friday.

Mark Lanegan shares his tales of the heartbreak of a Seattle Sonics fan.

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