Largehearted Boy: Shorties (The Top 100 Books for Children, Stream the New School of Seven Bells Album, and more)

February 22, 2012

Parent and Child lists the top 100 books for children.

At the Hype Machine, stream the new School of Seven Bells album, Ghostory (out February 28th).

The Quietus lists its favorite Blur b-sides.

Adventures in Sci Fi interviews author Michael Moorcock.

25 things Chuck Wendig wants to say to aspiring writers. (via)

At Pitchfork singer-songwriter Robert Wyatt shares a sampling of favorite songs over the course of his life.

Stream a new song by M. Ward, "Primitive Girl," from his forthcoming album A Wasteland Companion (out April 10th).

The Scriptnotes podcast explores how novels are optioned by screenwriters for film adaptation. (via)

Financial Times explores the ethics of Sony Music's price hike on Whitney Houston albums after she died.

The Guardian lists the top 10 books about China.

Earth's Dylan Carlson discusses his 13 favorite albums at The Quietus.

Congratulations to Largehearted Boy Book Notes contributors Alex Shahar, Eleanor Henderson, Ismet Prcic, and Libba Bray.

Sharon Van Etten visits The Current studio for an interview and live performance.

The Record's recommendation to saturday Night Live music bookers: "fewer blog bands, more cowbell."

Win two graphic novels (Keshni Kashyap's Tina's Mouth: An Existential Diary and Matthew Forsythe's Jingalo) and a $100 Threadless gift certificate in this week's largehearted Boy contest.

Amazon MP3 has 100 digital albums on sale for $5.

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