LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian First Book Award longlist has been announced. Michael Stipe's favorite books. CarolineLeavittville interviewed author Jonathan Evison. Robert Christgau has a new column at Noisey. Writers discussed their favorite writing implements at Li... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A recipe for the boozy cake from To Kill a Mockingbird. William Giraldi reconsidered the classic book at the New Republic. Stream a new song by Chvrches. Lit Hub profiled author Lydia Yuknavitch. Guernica interviewed author Helen Macdonald. NPR Music... more info

MTV.co.uk News — K-Stew reveals that the whole thing made her more ‘feral’. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — East Village party palace and venue, Lit Lounge, will close sometime in the next two months after 13 years in business. EV Grieve noted last month that there was a big "FOR RENT" sign on the building and confirmation... more info

Perez Hilton — Jenelle Evans celebrated the Fourth of July with family, fireworks, and a furry friend. But her social media blew up when she posted a video of her dog, Jax, playing fetch with a lit firework! Woah! The vid shows her pup snapping at one of the crackl... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Amazon listed the best books of 2015 so far. Flavorwire listed the best fiction books and nonfiction books Singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett played DJ and was interviewed at All Songs Considered. The Lit Up Show interviewed authors Emma Straub and J... more info

TMZ — Michael Clifford is a man of his word ... taking the stage with his group 5 Seconds of Summer a day after he lit up like a human torch. Clifford has some visible injuries, but everyone thought it would look way… more info

Perez Hilton — Now that is rock 'n' roll!!! Guitaritst Michael Clifford from the band 5 Seconds Of Summer was doing what he normally does on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in England, when he got crossed up with the stage pyrotechnics! Walking across the stage, ... more info

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Perez Hilton — We have no idea whose side Mark Ruffalo will take here! On the one hand, activist and Gasland documentary director Josh Fox is expertly preaching about the dangers of fracking based on years of research. [ Photos: Eleven Eco-Friendly Celebrities! ] O... more info