At the New Republic, thoughts on Ling Ma’s Severance.

Kat Gardiner was interviewed at The Creative Independent.

At Ploughshares, Sue Rainsford revisited Cristina Rivera Garza’s The Iliac Crest.

Pitchfork talked with Swearin’ about their new album.

At the New York Times, Kristen Bell read an essay by Lori Jakiela.

The Los Angeles Review of Books delved into Sam Anderson’s Boom Town.

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