At The Strand: Roxane Gay’s book recommendations.

Raoul Peck talked with Literary Hub about his documentary about James Baldwin.

Amber Sparks interviewed Robert Kloss at The Brooklyn Rail.

Hazlitt has new nautical nonfiction by Alana Massey.

A look at Will Chancellor’s living and working space.

Scott Esposito talked Kafka with Shelley Frisch.

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