Dissent talked immigration and literature with Valeria Luiselli.

There’s new writing from Lynn Steger Strong at Catapult.

At the New Republic, a review of Chris Kraus’s new biography of Kathy Acker.

Pitchfork explored Patti Smith’s fans’ connections to her music.

Genevieve Hudson has new fiction at Joyland.

At ROAR, thoughts on EMA’s new album Exile in the Outer Ring.

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