The National Book Awards are tonight. Lincoln Michel interviewed fiction finalist Emily St. John Mandel, and there are now 5 Under 35 trading cards.

Steve Albini recently gave a keynote about the internet and music; Joseph Steinhardt from Don Giovanni Records has responded.

In today’s news of excellent writers talking with excellent writers: Emily Gould and Chloe Caldwell in conversation.

Giancarlo DiTrapano and Blake Butler discussed 300,000,000.

Molly Gaudry discusses what constitutes experimental fiction.

The Dissolve reviewed the new documentary about Pulp.

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