Garrard Conley reflected on writing Boy Erased at Electric Literature.

Emily Raboteau has new nonfiction at Literary Hub.

At Hazlitt, revisiting Roger Ebert’s zero-star reviews.

The great DC punk band Priests were interviewed at The Muse.

At Catapult, there’s a new essay by Bryan Washington about his time working in childcare.

Ted Leo has a fundraiser for a new album at Kickstarter.

Talking horror and the fantastic with John Langan.

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