Isaac Fitzgerald talked walking and books with Raven Leilani.

PEN is in the midst of hosting The M Word, a series of town hall meetings.

Words Without Borders hosted a discussion on race and translation.

At Gossamer, an interview with adrienne maree brown.

Tone Glow hosted a conversation with L’Rain.

At Kirkus, Tom Beer ventured into Sarah Schulman’s Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT Up New York, 1987-1993.

Stereogum has news of a forthcoming Quicksand album.

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