The Los Angeles Review of Books delved into Sloane Crosley’s new essay collection.

Judy Berman wrote about Empire Records and teen films for The Outline.

At Hazlitt, an exploration of nonexistent islands.

Brandon Stosuy reviewed the new album by The Armed at Pitchfork.

Tyler Malone wrote about fiction where a city becomes a character.

At Diagram, there’s new fiction by David Leo Rice.

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