Polygon published an excerpt from Reyan Ali’s new book about NBA Jam.

There’s new fiction from Mitchell S. Jackson at the Washington Post.

Andrea Williams wrote about race, music, and Nashville.

The shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation has been announced.

NYC’s excellent No, YOU Tell It! reading series is holding a fundraiser.

At Pitchfork, thoughts on the latest album from Sunn O))).

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