NJ.com has an interview with Nichelle Gainer about her book Vintage Black Glamour.

The time James Joyce met Marcel Proust…

Nicola Griffith was interviewed at Tor.com.

Charles Aaron on the new album from Run the Jewels.

At Slate, editor Michael Denneny was interviewed about the history of gay publishing.

Brian Costello put together a playlist inspired by his novel Losing in Gainesville.

At Pitchfork, Mark Richardson reviewed John Coltrane’s Offering: Live at Temple University.

Impose talked with Grouper’s Liz Harris.

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