At Guernica, Rob Spillman wrote about Rachel Kushner’s The Mars Room.

Jeet Heer explored the life and conflicted legacy of V.S. Naipaul.

Sloane Crosley and Zadie Smith conversed at Work in Progress.

Scaachi Koul has a new essay up at BuzzFeed.

Literary Hub has published an excerpt from Kevin Wilson’s new collection.

Pitchfork reviewed Deaf Wish’s new album Lithium Zion.

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