At 3:AM, a conversation with Manuel Astur.

The CLMP has some August book recommendations.

Henry Darger’s estate is at the center of a new lawsuit.

At The New Yorker, exploring the inspiration behind Jim Woodring’s comics.

Ploughshares has an in-depth look at Achy Obejas’s poetry.

Electric Literature looked back at the science fiction of Rokeya Hossain.

Wilco have an upcoming residency in Iceland.

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