At Guernica, an excerpt from Frances de Pontes Peebles’s new novel.

Marc Masters explored Joe McPhee’s discography for Bandcamp.

Joshua Cohen talked with Harold Bloom at the Los Angeles Review of Books.

At Pitchfork, Jason King explored the music and legacy of Aretha Franklin.

Hyperallergic wrote about William Kentridge’s art and immigration.

Literary Hub made the case for the surreal memoir.

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