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June 1, 2015

NPR Music is streaming the new posthumous Arthur Russell album Corn.

Pitchfork profiled musician Jamie xx.

Bookforum interviewed author Maggie Nelson.

BOMB interviewed indie music duo Damon and Naomi.

Fictionaut interviewed author and publisher Michael Seidlinger.

Chicago Magazine interviewed author George Saunders.

The Quietus reconsidered New Order's Low-Life album 30 years after its original release.

Entropy recapped May's small press book releases.

SPIN listed the best albums of 2015 so far.

Book Riot previewed June's new books.

FACT interviewed musician Holly Herndon.

Financial Times reviewed the theatrical adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Kafka on the Shore.

The shortlist for the 2015 Scottish Album of the Year award has been announced.

Weekend Edition interviewed Elena Delbanco about her new novel Silver Swan.

All Songs Considered listed May's best dance tracks.

The Irish Times recommended novels set in Africa but written by outsiders.

David Byrne talked about curating music festivals with the New Statesman.

Weekend Edition reconsidered the writing of Saul Bellow.

Drowned in Sound profiled the band Tennis.

Author Aleksandar Hemon discussed his favorite books at The Week.

NPR Music is streaming the new Franz Ferdinand and Sparks collaboration album FFS.

Members of both bands talked to the Scotsman about the project.

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