Luis Alberto Urrea talked books with the New York Times.

The Man Booker International Prize has announced its longlist for 2018.

There’s a new essay by Alexander Chee at Tin House.

Jhon Sánchez interviewed Leland Cheuk on the subject of short fiction.

At Fanzine, Peter Markus wrote about prison and poetry.

The Rumpus discussed many things musical and literary with Dessa.

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