Pitchfork looks at the making and influence of Kanye West’s 808s and Heartbreak.

Molly McArdle talked with Margaret Eby about South Toward Home.

The 2015 Firecracker Awards are open for submissions.

J. Robbins revisited Jawbox’s self-titled 1996 album.

At Catapult: new writing from Adrian Shirk on the Fifth Street Women’s Building.

Héctor Aguilar Camín wrote about the process of writing his novel Death in Veracruz.

Sarah Seltzer on Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, Big Magic.

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