Emily Nemens talked fiction and baseball at The Nation.

The winners of this year’s Whiting Awards have been announced.

Cameron Esposito created a playlist for Largehearted Boy.

The Comics Journal hosted a roundtable discussion on Chris Ware’s Rusty Brown.

At Bookforum, thoughts on Amina Cain’s new novel.

The Quietus discussed music and the human voice with Lyra Pramuk.

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