At Full Stop, an interview with Christina Cooke.

The NYPL has a list of Arab American Heritage Month events.

At Literary Hub, Alissa Quart wrote about writers and class.

Sam Adler-Bell wrote about the history of New York intellectuals.

At Largehearted Boy, a playlist from Danielle Dutton.

Dan Kois pondered a new version of Scrabble.

At The Millions, talking memoir with Suzanne Scanlon.

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