At Locus, thoughts on Monica Byrne’s novel The Actual Star.

This week, the NYPL and the National Book Foundation are hosting a panel on the future of literary NYC.

At The New Yorker, Parul Sehgal wrote about Amazon and changes to fiction.

The Guardian talked inspiration with Alan Garner.

Treble reviewed the new album from Helado Negro.

Chapter 16 talked poetry and place with Jesse Graves.

At Electric Literature, some recommended Halloween reading.

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