At Bookmunch, thoughts on Patti Smith’s Year of the Monkey.

Here’s an excellent thread about how the National Book Foundation is dealing with the pandemic.

Odie Lindsey was interviewed at Electric Literature.

The Chicago Review of Books explored the disquieting fiction of Marie NDiaye.

At Review31, thoughts on Jeet Thayil’s new novel.

Alex Ross assembled a Wagnerism playlist at Largehearted Boy.

This Is Horror makes the case for Gemma Files’s forthcoming book.

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