Roxane Gay was interviewed at The Creative Independent.

The New York Review of Books has new nonfiction from Masha Gessen.

At Literary Hub, an excerpt from Henrietta Rose-Innes’s Nineveh.

The New York Times explores what it takes to open an indie bookstore.

A look at some notable Warren Ellis stories over the years.

Jason Diamond assembled a Searching For John Hughes playlist at Largehearted Boy.

A new record store has opened on the Lower East Side.

Delving into the history of the avant-punk band Dazzling Killmen.

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