At NPR, Nicole Dennis-Benn discussed her novel Patsy.

Pitchfork revisited Roky Erickson’s album Never Say Goodbye.

At LitReactor, Elle Nash wrote about notable first sentences.

Electric Literature created a card game dedicated to bad literary boyfriends.

The Brooklyn Rail reviewed Mark Doten’s novel Trump Sky Alpha.

Eater delved into the overlapping histories of grunge and food.

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