Jason Heller on music in the summer of 1976.

Brandon Taylor wrote about writing with empathy for Literary Hub.

The Rumpus has a new literary mixtape from Anna March.

A look at the cover of Sam McPheeters’s forthcoming novel.

At Electric Literature, thoughts on Angela Palm’s Riverine.

Vulture’s critics discuss what they’re excited for in the fall.

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