Largehearted Boy: Shorties (August's Best Books, Stream the New Pavement Rarities Compilation, and more)

August 4, 2015

Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Amazon previewed August's best new books.

NPR Music is streaming the Pavement rarities collection, The Secret History, Vol. 1.

Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich discusses the compilation with Rolling Stone.

Lit Hub profiled literary Los Angeles.

The Vassar quarterly profiled author Amitava Kumar.

CarolineLeavittville interviewed Val Brelinski about her new novel The Girl Who Slept With God.

Philly Voice profiled Philadelphia's prominent independent publishers.

SPIN interviewed Destroyer frontman Dan Bejar.

LA Music Blog shared a playlist of the best Chemical Brothers songs.

Fresh Air interviewed Buzz Bissinger about his novel Friday Night Lights, published 25 years ago.

PopMatters profiled The Isley Brothers.

The New Republic reviewed the new Jonathan Franzen novel Purity.

Django Django visited The Current studio for an interview and live performance.

The Guardian announced its its "Not the Booker" Prize shortlist.

Paste listed the best hip-hop cookbooks.

CNN listed the world's coolest bookstores.

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