Literary Hub published an excerpt from Helen McClory’s The Goldblum Variations.

Steph Cha discussed her new novel at Longreads.

CrimeReads revisited Richard Wright’s crime novel Savage Holiday.

Warren Ellis talked books and music on BBC Sounds.

Something strange is happening in San Francisco regarding a monument to Maya Angelou.

Jillian Mapes wrote about trauma and pop music at Pitchfork.

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