Lauren LeBlanc on recent books by Roberto Calasso and Sven Birkerts.

Elisabeth Donnelly wrote about Sarai Walker’s novel Dietland for Vulture.

Sarah Weinman on Dean Strang’s book.

Literary Hub has an excerpt up from Keith Lee Morris’s new novel.

At Pitchfork: a look at a new collection of Teenage Jesus & the Jerks live recordings.

The place where menus meet poetry.

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