Largehearted Boy: Shorties (Leonard Cohen, Edmund White, and more)

February 2, 2012

The A.V. Club offers a primer to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's discography.

At The Browser, Edmund White recommends his favorite works of gay fiction.

Bookworm interviews author Steve Erickson.

Reverb lists 10 musicians in need of a Jack White-style career makeover.

Salt Lake City's City Weekly recommends literary treasures for nerds.

Pop Candy interviews the creator of a Morrissey zine.

At Creative Review, Mark Swan explains the process of designing the cover of the new edition of Philip Larkin's The Complete Poems.

The Telegraph lists its favorite Charles Dickens characters.

Author Emma Straub shares a playlist of sad songs at Electric Literature.

The Record tracks the history of trip-hop.

At Morning Edition, Tina Brown recommends three pieces of writing that relate to the lives of dictators.

Pop & Hiss lists six of the show's classic performances.

Fresh Air interviews Baratunde Thurston about his new book, How to Be Black.

Win Sara Levine's debut novel Treasure Island!!! and a $100 Threadless gift certificate in this week's Largehearted Boy contest.

Amazon MP3 has 1,000 digital albums on sale for $5.

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