Brandon Taylor interviewed Kiese Laymon at Literary Hub.

At Longreads, a conversation with Sohaila Abdulali.

Tor.com reviewed Marlon James’s forthcoming novel.

At Pitchfork, thoughts on SUSS’s album Ghost Box.

Mystery Tribune reviewed Michael J. Seidlinger’s My Pet Serial Killer.

A host of writers shared their preferred coffee beans.

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