At the Los Angeles Review of Books, thoughts on Kiese Laymon’s Heavy.

Chloe Aridjis was interviewed at The Rumpus.

A new collection of John Coltrane’s recordings from 1958 is on the way.

There’s new fiction from JY Yang at Tor.com.

Will Medearis discussed fiction and gentrification at Debutiful.

The long-running Greenpoint bar Enid’s is closing at the end of March.

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