At NPR, Michael Schaub reviewed Ling Ma’s new novel Severance.

Jennifer Baker explored whiteface in literature at Electric Literature.

Artforum explored the musical legacy of Nico.

The New Yorker reported from a Bob Fosse film festival.

At the Cleveland Review of Books, thoughts on Nico Walker’s Cherry.

Nathan Rabin reviewed Mike Sacks’s new book Randy.

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