Largehearted Boy: Shorties (Salman Rushdie on Books and Reading, New Music from CocoRosie, and more)

September 17, 2015

Salman Rushdie talked books and reading with the New York Times.

Stream a new song from CocoRosie.

The finalists for the 2015 National Book Award for nonfiction have been announced:

Cynthia Barnett, “Rain: A Natural and Cultural History”
Crown/Penguin Random House

The Guardian shared a playlist of new north African and Middle eastern music.

Stream a new Deerhunter song.

Kirkus interviewed author Matt Bell.

Spooner Oldham shared three cover songs at Aquarium Drunkard.

Nautilus reconsidered the writing of Stanislaw Lem.

Battles' John Stanier discussed his favorite albums at The Quietus.

NPR Music is streaming Dungen's new album Allas Sak.

Vox interviewed author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Pitchfork rounded up summer's experimental albums.

Martin Amis discussed the film adaptation of his novel London Fields with the New Republic.

NPR Music is streaming the new Julia Holter album Have You in My Wilderness.

The A.V. Club interviewed Bad religion's Greg Graffin about his new book Anarchy Evolution.

Bookworm interviewed Dodie Bellamy about her new book When the Sick Rule the World.

NPR Music is streaming the new Youth Lagoon album Savage Hills Ballroom.

The Guardian listed the top literary biographies.

The A.V. Club shared a playlist of essential Replacements songs.

Flavorwire shared an excerpt from Margo Jefferson's memoir Negroland.

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