Elle Nash interviewed Jackie Ess at The Creative Independent.

PEN talked authoritarian governments with Summer Lopez.

Is there a correct way to read a book?

The Chicago Review of Books delved into Yan Ge’s Strange Beasts of China.

Hilton Als pondered Renata Adler’s Speedboat.

Aquarium Drunkard reviewed a host of recent books on pop culture.

At Heavy Feather Review, thoughts on D. Harlan Wilson’s new novel.

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