At Lenny, new writing from Jami Attenberg.

The White Review has an interview with Zadie Smith.

NPR on the year’s best books.

Jim Ruland on Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices From Chernobyl.

Haley Mlotek has a new essay at Hazlitt.

Jes Skolnik reviewed the new album from jennylee.

Molly Crabapple was interviewed at Paper.

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