At BOMB, Carmen Maria Machado interviewed John Darnielle.

PEN made the case for “Rap Music on Trial” legislation.

Bookmunch delved into Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’s new novel.

The CLMP offered an inside look at Hub City Press.

At Bright Wall/Dark Room, thoughts on the film Drive My Car.

The Cleveland Review of Books pondered Andrew Zawacki’s Unsun.

Vulture paid tribute to Brooklyn’s now-closed UA Court Street.

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