At The Paris Review, aphorisms from the mind of Muriel Spark.

There’s a powerful new essay by Alexander Chee up at BuzzFeed.

Joanna Walsh was interviewed at Monocle.

At Largehearted Boy, a playlist from Chandler Klang Smith.

The New York Times has a new columnist handling all things science fictional.

Scott Adlerberg wrote about the origins of his novel Jack Waters.

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