Literary Hub has published an excerpt from Michelle de Kretser’s The Life to Come.

The short list for this year’s Believer Book Award has been announced.

Amber Sparks wrote about Disney and fairy tales for The Paris Review.

Gabino Iglesias reviewed Michael J. Seidlinger’s Standard Loneliness Package.

Jenn Pelly wrote about the music of Lolina at Pitchfork.

Delving into the stories within Christine Schutt’s Pure Hollywood.

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