Kevin Nguyen reviewed Jade Chang’s novel The Wangs Vs. The World.

At Electric Literature, Carmen Maria Machado wrote about the suppression of writing by women.

Justin Taylor delved into the writings of Halldór Laxness for Harper’s.

Checking in with Chelsea Hodson at Cosmonaut Avenue.

John Madera makes the case for Lance Olsen’s writing.

At Pitchfork, revisiting Randy Newman’s Good Old Boys.

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