Claire Messud wrote about boredom for Harper’s.

New writing from Maria Danilova at The New Republic.

Joyland has an excerpt up from Danniel Schoonebeek’s C’est la guerre.

“I have a history of being devastated by trivial hair-care issues.” The latest installment in So Sad Today is up.

At the LA Review of Books: revisiting the works of John McPhee.

Zachary Lipez on 90s alt-rock icons in group therapy.

A new graphic novel is on the way from Peter Kuper.

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