At Largehearted Boy, a playlist from Leesa Cross-Smith.

Jack Pendarvis wrote about the fiction of Scott Phillips.

The Observer reviewed Kevin Nguyen’s novel New Waves.

Alan Sepinwall reviewed the new HBO adaptation of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America.

The Guardian reviewed Anakana Schofield’s book Bina.

Book Riot featured a cover reveal for Vanessa Veselka’s forthcoming novel.

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