Jami Attenberg interviewed Emily Flake.

PEN released a new report on censorship in prisons.

Jason Diamond pondered the end of tasting menus.

At Longreads, new writing by Colin Dickey.

Dirt checked in on the current state of music criticism.

Ezra Klein pondered resurgences of reactionary thought.

Manchester University Press is starting a new line of short books.

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