At the Brooklyn Rail, Kurt Baumeister reviewed Matt Bell’s Appleseed.

Books For Palestine is currently working to raise emergency relief funds.

Salman Rushdie wrote about books and storytelling in the New York Times.

3:AM reviewed the latest novel by Rachel Cusk.

Bandcamp Daily delved into the latest album from FACS.

Dmitry Samarov shared an Old Style playlist at Largehearted Boy.

At The Quietus, an interview with Swell Maps.

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