At Catapult: new fiction from Amelia Gray.

Numerous writers pay tribute to Prince at Electric Literature.

Justin Tussing has assembled a playlist for his novel Vexation Lullaby.

Jillian Mapes reviewed Beyoncé’s Lemonade at Pitchfork.

There is a Kickstarter campaign to bring a new indie bookstore to Queens.

Aaron Gilbreath has a new essay at Longreads about moderation.

Checking in with Housing Works Bookstore at The Guardian.

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