At PopMatters, Eleanor Kriseman read from her novel The Blurry Years.

There’s a new essay by Roy Scranton on parenthood and the state of the world at the New York Times.

James Bridle was interviewed at The Verge about his book New Dark Age.

At Pitchfork, Jesse Dorris wrote about Midori Takada and Lafawndah’s new collaborative EP.

The Criterion Collection talked baseball with Roger Angell.

Leah Schnelbach reviewed Maria Dahvana Headley’s The Mere Wife at Tor.com.

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