Morning Bites: National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists, Sir Richard Bishop, Unlikely Shakespeare Adaptations, and More

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The National Book Critics Circle Award finalists have been announced. Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric was nominated in two different categories, a first for the award.

Priests’ Daniele Daniele interviewed Sara Nicole Storm.

Sir Richard Bishop talked with Vice.

At The Collagist: Patrick Crerand’s memorably-titled essay “Still Life With Chainsaw.”

Anna Andersen on feminism and fanfiction.

A look at the new tv adaptation of The Man in the High Castle.

Mark Lukach has an essay at Pacific Standard looking at mental illness and marriage.

Michael Almereyda adapted Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, and the trailer is now up.

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