Morning Bites: Lethem on Yurick, Gatsby vs. Hova, Walt Whitman Comics, and More

Jonathan Lethem shares his thoughts on the passing of The Warriors author Sol Yurick.

The Daily Beast attempts to break down the similarities between Jay-Z and Jay Gatsby.

Emily Oppenheimer on Literary Television vs. Literature on TV.

Walt Whitman’s poetry turned into a comic.

There’s a new issue of The Agriculture Reader coming very soon.

The pigeon man of Portland, Maine at Freerange Nonfiction.

Dave Bry on white music critics liking “violent rap” at The New Republic.

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