Maria Sherman wrote about the importance of books by soldiers.

At Vice, James Yeh wrote about confronting racism in South Carolina.

Masha Hamilton wrote about Syrian writer Khalid Hassan for PEN.

J. Robert Lennon discussed his first novel with The Paris Review.

Also recommended: Mike McGonigal’s 1998 interview with Octavia E. Butler.

If you’d like to hear Miguel’s new album, NPR has you covered.

A look at the art on display at this year’s Wassaic Project.

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