BuzzFeed has a new essay from Rumaan Alam.

Questlove has put together his guide to the albums of Prince.

Talking publishing with Andy Hunter of Catapult, Electric Literature, and Literary Hub.

Jason Heller on the music of William Bell.

At Public Books, an interview with Sarah Gertrude Shapiro of UnREAL.

There’s new nonfiction from Brandon Hobson at The Paris Review.

Alida Brill on feminism and mistaken identity at book readings.

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