At Pitchfork, Simon Reynolds wrote about the life and music of Pete Shelley.

Ilana Masad reviewed a new collection of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s short stories.

Guy Gunaratne recommended a quintet of books at Electric Literature.

John Wray was interviewed on Otherppl.

At Largehearted Boy, Susan Bernhard created a playlist for her novel Winter Loon.

The Quietus delved into two recent films about jazz.

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