At the Chicago Tribune, a look back at the fiction of Bette Howland.

Liesl Schillinger recommended a quintet of translated novels about transforming politics.

Chigozie Obioma was interviewed at BOMB.

Devendra Banhart talked about his favorite books at Vulture.

Hyperallergic has alarming news about prison libraries in West Virginia.

At the AV Club, a preview of the forthcoming comic book Wicked Things.

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