Blake Butler revisited a novel by Machado de Assis.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is hosting an exhibit on James Baldwin’s life.

Literary Hub looked to the year ahead in books.

At Vox, Constance Grady looked closely at numbers on gender and reading.

The Manifest Station published new writing by Andrew Bertaina.

Reactor has news on Charlie Jane Anders’s next book.

Portland’s MOLT shared details on their debut album.

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