Claire Messud on her American novel and living with a literary critic (via The Elegant Variation).
Do cows moo in dialect? Perhaps they are slurring because they are drunk.
Azita Osanloo on “ethnic memoirs” (via Bookslut).
Also from Bookslut: Another prize longlist (this one’s The Guardian).
I’m not sure what this means: “He was everywhere and nowhere all at once; he smelled like tuna.” (via Booksquare)
Censorship: alive and well in Miami (via Arts Journal).