Over the past decade, Brian Wood has written some damn good comics, ranging from the shorter Viking-era pieces in Northlanders to DMZ, which chronicles New York City as the center of a civil war. This two–part interview focusing on his current and future projects is well worth reading.

• In the Italian Alps, Terese Svoboda visited a castle once inhabited by Ezra Pound.

• Robert Christgau on Simon Reynolds, 50s revivalism, and more.

• Lindsay Hunter contributes a new story to Burrow Press’s “15 Views of Orlando” series.

• Dzanc has announced a novel contest for mid-career writers.

• Roxane Gay interviews Caitlin Horrocks at HTML Giant.

• Matthew Battles looks at the work of Tove Jansson.