Sean Madigan Hoen interviewed Hannah Lillith Assadi at the Brooklyn Rail.

At Publishers Weekly, book recommendations from Odafe Atogun, Peter Kimani, Alain Mabanckou, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, and Yewande Omotoso.

At the New Republic, Rumaan Alam on Rakesh Satyal’s novel No One Can Pronounce My Name.

Kait Heacock interviewed Jane Wong.

James Yeh talked with Patricia Lockwood for Playboy.

Gabino Iglesias on horror movies that would make great novels.

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