At The Rumpus, an interview with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.

Words Without Borders is holding a fundraising campaign.

The Beat reviewed Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s Nightmare Alley.

At Stereogum, new music from Tyondai Braxton.

Paul Tremblay discussed his forthcoming novel at Transfer Orbit.

Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan talked writing at Vulture.

Talking truth and fiction with Sarah Kornfeld and Chiwan Choi.

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