Largehearted Boy: Shorties (Paul Theroux on Books and Reading, Prince Profiled, and more)

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November 13, 2015

Shorties (Paul Theroux on Books and Reading, Prince Profiled, and more)

Author Paul Theroux talked books and reading with the New York Times.

The Guardian profiled Prince.

37 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggregation on Wednesday (bringing the total number of lists represented to 167), including Amazon's best books of the year, Jenkem Magazine's best skateboarding books, O, The Oprah Magazine's best books, and Jesse Eisenberg's favorite books.

The Rumpus interviewed author Elisabeth Egan.

Marc Maron interviewed Elvis Costello.

Vanity Fair recommended Korean novels.

Deer Tick covered the Pogues.

An unpublished Charlotte Bronte short story and poem have been discovered.

Southern murder ballads and outlaw folk songs based on true stories.

Shortlisted authors for the Guardian First Book Award discussed their books.

SPIN profiled the band YACHT.

The Frame interviewed cartoonist Adrian Tomine.

Paste listed the best Neko Case songs.

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