Literary Hub published an excerpt from Howard Fast’s The General Zapped an Angel.

The New York Times explored a new collection of Ralph Ellison’s letters.

At the Chicago Review of Books, a look at some good and possibly overlooked essay collections.

Full Stop reviewed Mimi Lok’s new book Last of Her Name.

Public Books revisited Natalia Ginzburg’s The Dry Heart.

The Rumpus interviewed Brian Alan Ellis.

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