The 2015 PEN Literary Awards shortlist has been announced; this includes books from Cynthia Bond, Leslie Jamison, Charles D’Ambrosio, and more.

The first round of judgments for Game of Totes have been made. Tonight, a winner is crowned.

Rosie Schaap has drink pairings for your poetry.

At Recommended Reading: new fiction from Deji Bryce Olukotun.

Viv Albertine was interviewed at The Media.

Paul Elie wrote about soccer and the city for The New Yorker.

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