Sophie Mackintosh was interviewed at BOMB about her new novel, which was reviewed at The Coil.

Eugene Robinson talked music with The Quietus.

At Unlawful Acts, a look back at Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel Eileen.

Words Without Borders delved into Alasdair Gray’s new translation of Dante.

The New York Times talked with Tracy K. Smith about her new poetry podcast.

Sad bookstore news: the Upper West Side’s Westsider Books is closing.

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