At BOMB, Adam Fitzgerald interviewed Kevin Young.

Longreads has named its picks for the best essays of 2017.

An exploration of Chicago’s literary history at the Chicago Review of Books.

Literary Hub on the most rejected books of all time.

Largehearted Boy’s list of numerous best-of lists for 2017 is well worth reading.

There’s new nonfiction by Mary Miller at Hobart.

The Paris Review‘s contributors shared their favorite books of 2017.

At Grub Street, a tribute to the great sandwich shop Saltie on the eve of its closure.

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