This year’s Tournament of Books has begun, with Ariel Schrag’s Adam facing off against David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks.

At The New Yorker: thoughts on nameless narrators.

Rahawa Haile wrote about winter for The Guardian.

Feel like listening to Chastity Belt’s new album? NPR has you covered.

Maria Sherman wrote about all-female bands for Billboard.

Ladybox has new fiction from Rios de la Luz.

At The Dissolve: a look at Frank Tashlin’s work in animation.

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