David Naimon interviewed Leni Zumas about her new novel Red Clocks.

At the BBC, Nikesh Shukla on the importance of Bristol’s Watershed.

Vulture talked with Dhonielle Clayton about her work as a sensitivity reader.

There’s new poetry by Catch Business at Big Lucks.

Tom Verlaine recalled his time working at The Strand for the New York Times.

At Dusted, thoughts on David First’s new album Same Animal, Different Cages Vol. 3: Civil War Songs (for Solo Harmonica).

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