Jayson Greene discussed his memoir at InsideHook.

A film adaptation of Tayari Jones’s novel Silver Sparrow is in the works.

There’s new poetry by Julianne Neely at Hyperallergic.

Brian Phillips makes the case for George R.R. Martin.

Ryan Chapman has a dispatch from Minnesota’s Wordplay literary festival.

Dusted reviewed Kevin Morby’s new album.

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