Ryan D. Matthews interviewed Wesley Brown at Michigan Quarterly Review.

At Hyperallergic, thoughts about arts residencies and parenting.

The National Book Awards finalists have been announced.

Jessica J. Lee was interviewed at BOMB.

At More2Read, a conversation with Jeremy Robert Johnson.

The Chicago Reader has details on Mary Halvorson’s latest record.

At Vox, thoughts on Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire.

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