The Nervous Breakdown has an excerpt up from Terese Svoboda’s new novel Tin God.

Jonathan Lethem chatted with The Book Bench.

Apparently, J.J. Abrams is a fan of Stephen King’s 11/22/63. (We can relate.)

Edan Lepucki talked with Marisa Silver about her Depression-era novel Mary Coin.

Mikal Cronin’s latest album is, we hear, terrific.

Three words: Beastie Boys memoir.

Owen Egerton, interviewed in excerpts at The Collagist.

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