Necessary Fiction reviewed Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s The House of Rust.

At PEN, a report on the alarming state of educational gag orders.

Largehearted Boy highlighted the year’s notable story collections.

Tor.com published an excerpt from Tochi Onyebuchi’s Goliath.

At BOMB, an interview with Riva Lehrer.

The Chicago Review of Books explored Siri Hustvedt’s new essay collection.

Literary Hub selected its favorite books of 2021.

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