At the Chicago Reader, Megan Stielstra’s friends and family talk about her work.

Literary Hub has an excerpt from Jac Jemc’s The Grip of It.

The 2017 Man Booker Prize longlist has been announced.

A look at whether the current presidential administration is hurting book sales.

Amina Cain wrote about relaxing in literature for The Believer.

Bustle wrote about Books Are Magic’s poetry machine.

Longstanding Red Hook bar Sunny’s has been saved.

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