At the Southwest Review, a review of Hillary Leftwich’s memoir.

CLMP has some recommended October books on indie presses.

At Pitchfork, thoughts on Loraine James’s new album.

The New Republic delved into the work of Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Robert Christgau pondered Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle.

At The Quietus, an interview with the band Horse Lords.

On the Seawall reviewed Rachel Aviv’s Strangers to Ourselves.

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