Jim Ruland interviewed Navid Sinaki at the Los Angeles Times.

Feel like donating a book to the Brooklyn Book Bodega?

The finalists for the Big Other Book Award in Translation have been announced.

At The Quietus, Jon Hopkins shared some musical recommendations.

Eater explored the rise of book bars.

At Electric Literature, an interview with Adèle Rosenfeld and Jeffrey Zuckerman.

Brooklyn Vegan has details on Crest Hardware’s farewell bash.

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