Karolina Waclawiak put together a playlist inspired by her novel The Invaders for Largehearted Boy.

VQR checked in with Percival Everett.

The Verge delved into the origin of The Awl.

The Believer has an excerpt from Linda Rosenkrantz’s recently-reissued Talk.

Hyperallergic has a look at the rise of art in Opa-Locka, Florida.

At Electric Literature: a review of Richard Weiner’s The Game for Real.

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