3:AM has published an excerpt from the new anthology Punk Is Dead: Modernity Killed It Every Night.

At Hyperallergic, thoughts on Kara Walker’s new show.

Susannah Felts wrote about the Southern Festival of Books.

At Literary Hub, thoughts on the rise of feminist horror fiction.

Amanda Petrusich wrote about Bruce Springsteen on Broadway.

Elizabeth Bear wrote about storytelling at John Scalzi’s blog.

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