Two thoughts on the return of Sleater-Kinney: one from Jessica Hopper, and one from Sasha Frere-Jones.

Hilton Als has poetry up at Rookie.

At Vulture, Jason Diamond ranked the novels of Thomas Pynchon.

Feel like listening to some fiction by Jami Attenberg? The BBC has you covered.

Michael Schaub on the best books by the late Robert Stone.

At Buzzfeed: Ashley Ford on Chloe Caldwell’s Women.

Steve Himmer has made a playlist for his novel Fram.

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