Jon McGregor wrote about memorable literary small towns with secrets.

The Culture Trip talked with the LiterarySwag Book Club.

At Full Stop, Emma Ramadan reviewed Etel Adnan’s Surge.

Writers discussed their influences in the latest installment of Entropy’s Under the Influence.

Delving into the art and resonance of Sylvester’s covers.

At Vox, Constance Grady explored Maria Dahvana Headley’s The Mere Wife.

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