At the New York Times, an interview with Brandon Taylor.

PEN is hosting an event on screenwriters and politics.

Lincoln Michel revisited Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown.

The shortlist for this year’s Ignyte Awards has been announced.

At BOMB, an interview with Maya C. Popa.

The Creative Independent talked music with Christina Billotte.

Columbia Journalism Review explored the success of Defector.

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