Literary Hub has published a story by Tatyana Tolstaya.

At Tyrant, new fiction by Gordon Lish.

Carmen Maria Machado reviewed Danielle Lazarin’s collection Back Talk.

Jaroslav Kalfar put together a playlist at Largehearted Boy.

Judy Berman wrote about the second issue of Derek Marks’s Grace, Jerry, Jessica and Me.

The New Yorker delved into Neil Gaiman’s take on Norse mythology.

At Pitchfork, a look at the history of the golden age of writing about hip-hop.

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