John Edgar Wideman has won the 2019 PEN/Malamud Award.

The Millions talked books with Nicole Dennis-Benn.

At the New York Times, Melissa Febos reviewed novels by Kristen Arnett and Nicholas Mancusi.

Elisabeth Donnelly has a new cat-centric essay at Longreads.

Kathleen Alcott talked with Rachel Lyon at Electric Literature.

Will Hermes wrote about Bruce Springsteen’s new album for Rolling Stone.

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