Vulture has a report from this year’s National Book Awards.

There’s new writing from Megan Walsh at Joyland.

Atlas Obscura explored the world of competitive book sorting.

Sarah Rose Etter has a new essay at The Cut.

Jeff Tweedy talked with Pitchfork about the music that shaped him.

Nancy Kress discussed genes and speculative fiction.

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