Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi talked books at Electric Literature.

The Bronx Book Festival is holding a year-end fundraiser.

At The Believer, thoughts on Ronan Hession’s Leonard and Hungry Paul.

Connor Goodwin has a new essay up at Hobart.

The Library of America hosted a panel discussion about Peanuts at 70.

Spiegel & Grau is returning as an independent press.

There’s new writing by Jess Zimmerman at Catapult.

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