BuzzFeed has a powerful new essay from Esmé Weijun Wang.

Rebecca Schiff’s The Bed Moved was reviewed at the Times.

Brendan Canty’s film Burn to Shine Atlanta will be screened this week along with performances from Algiers and Savak.

Julia Wertz was interviewed at Threadless.

Chris Bachelder was interviewed at Electric Literature.

At Slate: notes on Dan Fox’s book Pretentiousness: Why It Matters.

Gabriel Blackwell on Andrei Platonov’s The Foundation Pit.

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