The Rumpus published a new essay by Kristen Millares Young.

Have you seen Summer of Soul? The NYPL has some recommended reading for you.

At Locus, Gabino Iglesias reviewed Stephen King’s Later.

Michele Filgate interviewed Dana Spiotta at the Los Angeles Times.

S.A. Cosby delved into the world of Southern noir.

In a new conversation, Alex DiFrancesco talked monsters and books.

Vulture has casting news related to Claire Denis’s adaptation of Denis Johnson’s The Stars at Noon.

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