In the wake of Martin Amis’s death at 73, we recommend this remembrance from Salman Rushdie and this essay by Dan Kois.

Kundiman is in the midst of a fundraising campaign.

At Literary Hub, D. Foy interviewed Matthew Binder.

Ned Raggett wrote about the music of Cranes for Bandcamp Daily.

The Ringer explored why so many filmmakers like adapting David Grann’s books.

Okayplayer talked with Kimberly Mack about her book on Living Colour.

CrimeReads published an excerpt from Clay McLeod Chapman’s forthcoming novel.

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