At the New York Times, new nonfiction by Luis Alberto Urrea.

The NYPL is hosting Victor LaValle later this month.

At Vox, Alissa Wilkinson wrote about storytelling, history, and mermaids.

The winners of this year’s Nebula Awards have been announced.

At The Ghoulish Times, thoughts on the future of indie horror.

Words Without Borders talked literature with Baba Badji.

At LitReactor, Thomas Kendall reviewed Your Dreams by Thomas Moore.

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