Full Stop delved into Elizabeth Hand’s Generation Loss.

The NYPL is hosting an exhibition on the history of Greenwich Village.

At The Paris Review, thoughts on the year in books.

WWAC continued revisiting the books of Diana Wynne Jones.

Amy Phillips pondered John Legend’s Sufan Stevens-produced album.

What did the editors of Necessary Fiction enjoy reading this year?

Brooklyn Vegan has details on new music from Pavement.

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