The Guardian has news of a lost John Steinbeck essay.

N.K. Jemisin and LeVar Burton are coming to the NYPL.

The winners of this year’s Kirkus Prize have been announced.

At the New York Times, Kevin Wilson talked books.

Electric Literature chatted with Sara Lippmann about writing and characters.

Statorec pondered Tobias Carroll’s Ex-Members.

Bookforum explored a new book about Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai.

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