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

"And what of love, instead of politics?" Trailblazing director Kathleen Collins finally gets recognized for her poignant but unsentimental fiction. Bookforum
It's Not A Wonderful Life: Frank Capra's optimistic Christmas classic rings false in 2016. The Establishment
Kevin Nguyen is done with people on Twitter who really want you to know that they read the "right" books. The Millions
Ta-Nehisi Coates: "I'm the guy who...white people read to show they know something." Vox
Genre Trouble: In fantasy books, powerful, complex women are just a little too fantastical. Lithub
A war on drugs and its sky-high cost: A profile of one of many families decimated by Rodrigo Duterte's purge. Harper's
From Hell's Angels to the deplorables: Hunter S. Thompson predicted the rise of an "ethic of total retaliation" in American politics. The Nation
"Trusting airplanes is a tricky business." Six poems by Rasool Yoonan. Asymptote

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