At Salon, Jamie Ludwig talked with Liz Garbus, director of the documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?

“In all of this, in making music with other people, in performing for other people, I feel a sense of connection, of shared joy, that I have in few other communal experiences.” New writing from Jes Skolnik at The Talkhouse.

Maud Newton wrote about Orphan Black’s science consultant for Longreads.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’s next book will be out earlier than expected. (Next month, in fact.)

The winners of this year’s Locus Awards have been announced.

Christy Crutchfield was interviewed at The Rumpus.

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