At The New Yorker, thoughts on Anakana Schofield’s Bina.

There’s a petition afoot to save University Press of Kansas.

Literary Hub talked with the owner of Chicago bookstore Semicolon.

A lot of great musicians recorded Elliott Smith covers for a good cause.

Gabino Iglesias reviewed Cynthia Pelayo’s Children of Chicago.

At Largehearted Boy, a playlist from Harold Jaffe.

The Quietus looked back at the 25th anniversary of Sepultura’s Roots.

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