Lauren Elkin visited Elena Ferrante’s Naples.

Salon has nonfiction from Rosie Schaap.

Jes Skolnik wrote about language, culture, and ideas of “offensiveness.”

Checking in with Laurie Anderson at Rolling Stone.

Catapult has fiction from Lauren Spohrer.

Jonny Diamond reports on Knopf’s 100th birthday party.

At Electric Literature: the case for realistic YA fiction.

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