Slate has a moving remembrance of Sam Shepard.

Thoughts on the poetry of Susan Howe at The New Yorker.

Taylor Larsen was interviewed at The Rumpus.

Vulture has a roundup of recent dystopian literature.

The longlist for the Not the Booker Prize has been announced.

Classic indie film In the Soup is holding a fundraiser for a restoration.

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