Marlon James has won this year’s Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings.

The shortlist for this year’s National Book Awards has also been announced.

AN Devers revisited Brazenhead Books.

Talking with Ryan Schreiber about Pitchfork being bought by Condé Nast.

Scaachi Koul on stiletto nails.

Scott McClanahan was interviewed on KCRW.

Lincoln Michel assembled a reading list of notable animals in fiction.

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