Guernica has published an essay by Elissa Washuta.

Bilge Ebiri wrote about the 1968 film adaptation of War and Peace at Vulture.

Lifehacker has a glimpse inside the running of a neighborhood bookstore–specifically, Books Are Magic.

At Tank, an excerpt from Isabel Waidner’s new novel.

There’s new fiction by Babak Lakghomi at Big Other.

William Tyler wrote about the music of Michael Chapman at The Talkhouse.

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