At The Guardian, a remembrance of Maryse Condé by Leïla Slimani.

Looking for a rundown of some National Poetry Month events in NYC?

New York reported on Salman Rushdie’s NYC book party.

The Nation delved into Lauren Oyler’s new collection.

At Electric Literature, new writing by Scott Cheshire.

Locus reviewed the latest novel by Premee Mohamed.

At Dusted, thoughts on the new album from Water Damage.

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