At Pitchfork, thoughts on a reissued album from Karate.

PEN has a petition in support of the assistant principal who was fired for reading to second graders.

Tara Isabella Burton pondered the process of reading Catholic fiction.

Neon Hemlock has opened pre-sales for their next group of novellas.

Bookforum published an excerpt from Melissa Febos’s new book.

Have you ever wanted to trade a book for pickles? Now you can.

Brooklyn Vegan recapped a recent Microphones concert.

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