Poetry has a new essay from Michael Robbins.

At Guernica: David Simon interviewed Richard Price.

Caryn Rose has recommendations for books about baseball.

At T Magazine: the writing spaces of the likes of Rachel Kushner, Paul Muldoon, and Tom McCarthy.

Talking books and commerce with Kevin Nguyen.

Mike McGonigal interviewed Sir Richard Bishop.

Is the current upswing in vinyl bad for indie labels?

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