Desus & Mero interviewed Roxane Gay.

Chelsea Hodson talked about the details behind a number of her writings.

Pitchfork has rounded up some notable music books from the year to date.

Melissa Broder’s The Pisces was reviewed at the New York Times.

There’s fiction by Machado de Assis at Literary Hub.

Hyperallergic explored the effect of the end of net neutrality on artists.

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