At The Guardian, Olga Tokarczuk on the current political landscape.

PEN has a guide to this year’s Banned Books Week.

At The Present Age, Parker Molloy also explained the importance of fighting book bans.

Mike Sacks interviewed Patty Lin about her new memoir.

The finalists for the National Book Awards have been announced.

Delving into Paul Tremblay’s ambitious, unnerving new collection.

At Dusted, thoughts on a new/old album from SKAM.

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