At Curbed, Leanne Shapton made the case for browsing.

This year’s MacDowell Fellows have been announced.

At Magnet, new art from Mecca Normal’s David Lester.

Dirt talked playlists with Matthew Perpetua.

What did Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities outline look like? Now we know.

At Book Marks, an interview with Alice McDermott.

Emma Ruth Rundle has a forthcoming album due out soon.

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