Dwight Garner revisited the life and work of Iris Murdoch at the New York Times.

At Literary Hub, Annie Proulx on a notable William Gass short story.

The winners of this year’s Pigeon Pages fiction contest have been announced.

At Ad Hoc, an interview with composer Renata Zeiguer.

Steve Almond discussed his Stoner book at JMWW.

Dusted reviewed the new album from The Moles.

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