Words Without Borders reviewed Yoko Tawada’s new novel The Emissary.

Feel like reading Carmen Maria Machado’s acceptance speech for the John Leonard Award?

At Paper Darts: Kathleen Buckley’s essay “Reading Amelia Gray on the Train.”

Kristen Arnett wrote about being a librarian for Literary Hub.

Jillian Mapes reviewed the new album by Caroline Says.

At the Chicago Review of Books, thoughts on Tom Rachman’s The Italian Teacher.

Nathan Rabin revisited the musical legacy of Dr. Demento.

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