There’s an excerpt from Yuri Herrera’s Kingdom Cons at Literary Hub.

The initial lineup for the Brooklyn Book Festival has been announced.

Amazon is buying Whole Foods. In related news, Amazon’s bookstores continue to sound disappointing.

Writ Large Press is joining forces with Civil Coping Mechanisms and Entropy.

At Noisy, a stream of Lost Balloons’ new album.

Lisa Yuskavage was interviewed at The Creative Independent.

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