At Slate, thoughts on Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s novel Mexican Gothic.

On Friday, there’s a virtual DJ night to raise awareness of issues facing musicians during the pandemic.

Nabila Lovelace wrote about Keyshia Cole’s The Way It Is at 68to05.

The New York Times reviewed Cherie Dimaline’s Empire of Wild.

At the Los Angeles Review of Books, delving into the works of Dennis Cooper.

Guernica reviewed Catherine Lacey’s new novel Pew.

At Pitchfork, revisiting the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization.

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