On the National Book Awards fiction long list: Elizabeth McCracken, John Darnielle, Emily St. John Mandel, Molly Antopol, and more.

A brief look at Chris Ware’s new comics project.

Sarah Gerard talks translation at BOMB.

Jessica Hopper on the latest from Ryan Adams.

Thoughts on Don Carpenter’s recently-reissued Hollywood trilogy.

Lauren Cerand interviewed Sean Wilsey at PEN.

Brooklyn Magazine on the Bushwick bookstore Better Read Than Dead.

An EP from Tony Molina’s band Ovens gets reviewed at MRR.

News at Pitchfork about the reissue campaign documenting Paramount Records.

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