Mairead Case interviewed the people behind a film inspired by Djuna Barnes.

Tor has an excerpt up from Sarah McCarry’s About a Girl.

At The Dissolve: Penelope Spheeris on the Decline of Western Civilization trilogy.

Tony O’Neill on Jerry Stahl’s Old Guy Dad.

At Guernica: Rob Spillman wrote about Jim Shepard’s new book.

Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts has made a foray into art.

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