Helen Phillips has a powerful new essay up at BuzzFeed.

At Hazlitt: D. Foy on the photography of Matt Bieler.

Entropy has a look at notable books released by small presses in June.

Ilana Masad reviewed Drew Nellins Smith’s Arcade for Electric Literature.

At Angel City Review, thoughts on Jordan Okumura’s Gaijin.

Danny Chau makes a contrarian take for sriracha.

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