At A Book For Ants, thoughts on Jon Fosse’s A Shining.

PEN looked at two years of data on book bans.

The longlist for the NBCC’s Barrios Prize has been announced.

At Jewish Currents, some recommended reading for the weekend.

Lincoln Michel wrote about conflict and structure.

At Vox, Constance Grady wrote about the Percival Everett adaptation American Fiction.

James Elkington has a new album out, and Aquarium Drunkard wrote about it.

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