This Is Horror previewed V. Castro’s forthcoming novel.

PEN released a worrying new report on the right to protest.

At Pitchfork, revisiting Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity.

The Chicago Review of Books delved into Jim Shepard’s new novel.

The Washington Post reviewed Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Notes on Grief.

At the Los Angeles Times, thoughts on Philip Glass’s opera work.

Julian Lucas explored Clint Smith’s new book How the Word Is Passed.

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