If, like us, you are presently mourning the loss of David Bowie, you might want to read Hilton Als’s incisive piece about his life and work. Electric Literature has a list of Bowie’s 100 favorite books, and in 2014, Jem Aswad looked back at Bowie’s 1974.

Low also shows up on this list of records that loom large in the life of Cold Beat’s Hannah Lew.

John Langan shared some thoughts on Laird Barron’s X’s for Eyes.

The Skinny interviewed Helen McClory.

Autre has new fiction from Matthew Vollmer.

Michael Tedder talked with the members of Seven Year Bitch about their new live album.

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