Mike McGonigal wrote about an album of folk songs by Myriam Gendron adapting poems by Dorothy Parker.

Tournament of Books devotees may note: the preliminary longlist has been released.

Julia Fierro shares thoughts on her year in reading.

The Butter has new fiction from Jac Jemc.

Meredith Graves discusses her three favorite albums of 2014.

Jason Heller’s essay “The Words We Carry” is highly recommended.

Broken River Books’ J. David Osborne goes through a typical day in the life of one indie publisher.

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