Leslie Jamison interviewed Charles D’Ambrosio for The New Yorker.

If you’re looking for excellent new essays to read, this one from Jacqueline Woodson in the New York Times is highly recommended, as is this one at The Millions from Nick Ripatrazone.

Chris Rock’s interview with Frank Rich is also very much worth your time.

Hey, it’s a new Shakespeare folio.

At The New Inquiry, Aaron Bady recommends works of contemporary African literature.

Greil Marcus was interviewed at BOMB.

Kid Millions on getting (and dealing with) bad reviews.

Tobias Carroll talked with Forrest Gander about The Trace and Ambrose Bierce.

Nora Guthrie was interviewed about Woody Guthrie’s New York.

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