Good evening readers. Here's today's round-up of must-read literary news, commentary and fiction.

Jeffrey Eugenides profiles Zadie Smith, one of the most vital literary voices of our generation NYT Magazine
Civil Rights leader John Lewis retells his life of activism in the latest installment of March, a graphic novel and National Book Award finalist New Republic
Chigozie Obioma, one of LSP’s first interviewees and author of The Fisherman, opens himself up to The Guardian, discussing the politics of a writer’s identity, intended audiences, and why labels are meaningless to his work The Guardian
If you liked Emma Cline's The Girls as much as we did, Cruel Beautiful World, a new novel by Caroline Leavitt, is a must-read Washington Post
Believe it or not, 90s nostalgia doesn't have to end with a new choker: travel back in time with these 100 literary gems Book Riot
Just as reading lets you travel across time and space, a stroll through our native New York City streets can feel like a world tour BuzzFeed
Enter the mind of graphic novelist MariNaomi as she tackles female friendship, youth, and her creative process Catapult
"It seems like the book must already have existed, containing the story of its own origins as well as its own critique": Amanda DeMarco on Suite for Barbara Loden, a new novel by Nathalie Léger The Rumpus

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