Kristen Radtke talked with PEN.

Pitchfork has a review of a trio of Helium reissues.

There’s new nonfiction by Karen Russell at Literary Hub.

Hanya Yanagihara wrote about pet tortoises for the New York Times Magazine.

At Book Riot: a selection of memorable quotes from Melissa Febos.

Gabino Iglesias reviewed Ellen Klages’s Wicked Wonders at LitReactor.

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