At Astra, Chelsea Leu wrote about Thuận’s novel Chinatown.

The Southern Review of Books explored a new biography of Lorraine Hansbury.

English Kills Review talked literary communities with Catherine LaSota.

Andrew Liptak created a Cosplay: A History playlist at Largehearted Boy.

Rain Taxi delved into Laraine Herring’s A Constellation of Ghosts.

At The Rumpus, thoughts on Chloe Caldwell’s The Red Zone.

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