At the Chicago Tribune, a review of the latest from Wayne Koestenbaum.

Rosie Schaap on holiday-friendly punch recipes.

At BuzzFeed: thoughts on the writings and art of Molly Crabapple.

Gabino Iglesias interviewed New Yorked author Rob Hart.

Literary Hub has thoughts on how class affects the shape of the literature we read.

Grayson Haver Currin on the new album from Sunn0))).

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