Matt Bell assembled a playlist for his new novel, Scrapper.

The 2015 MacArthur Fellows have been announced.

Also announced: Brooklyn Magazine‘s 30 Under 30.

Newcity Lit reviewed Mairead Case’s See You in the Morning.

Jen Vafidis talked food with Sammy Hagar.

At Pitchfork: delving into the history of spiritual jazz.

John Freeman on how he discovers new writers.

Meredith Turits has fiction up at Hobart.

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