Alexander Chee reviewed Paul Lisicky’s new memoir for the Los Angeles Times.

The winners of this year’s The Believer Book Award have been announced.

Jonny Diamond wrote about expensive axes for InsideHook.

Dmitry Samarov reviewed Jasmon Drain’s collection Stateway’s Garden for the Chicago Reader.

Max Brooks talked pandemics and literature at Vox.

The Millions interviewed Bill Buford about his latest book.

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