Herman Melville was born on this day in 1819.

Feel like reading the first chapter of Elena Ferrante’s Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay?

The Dissolve goes through the new DVD collection of Werner Herzog’s films.

What are Steve Albini’s ten best records?

Mary Rickert was interviewed at Flavorwire.

What’s it like to discover that your life has been fictionalized?

Michael J. Seidlinger’s The Fun We’ve Had was reviewed at Full Stop.

Dusted has a look at numerous reissued works from math-rock icons Don Caballero.

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