Ben Wheatley was interviewed about adapting J.G. Ballard for the screen.

Lenny has a new essay by Jami Attenberg.

The shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced; it includes Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky.”

Checking in with Blake Butler.

The Guardian reports on the upcoming closure of Other Music.

Here’s new poetry from Constance Ann Fitzgerald.

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