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June 2, 2016
Shorties (Oscar Wilde's Literary Renaissance, New Music from Lydia Loveless, and more)
The Wall Street Journal examined the literary renaissance of Oscar Wilde.
Stream a new Lydia Loveless song.
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eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:
The Complete David Bowie by Nicholas Pegg
The Drop by Dennis Lehane
The Law of Dreams by Peter Behrens
Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks
eBooks on sale for $2.99 today:
The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
The Lower River by Paul Theroux
My Mistake by Daniel Menaker
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
Whisper Hollow by Chris Cander
The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
Coming July 19th: Ted Rall's book Trump: A Graphic Biography.
Stream new music from M.I.A.
Authors John Crowley and Kelly Link discussed The Chemical Wedding, considered by many the first science fiction novel, at Literary Hub.
Stream a new Angel Olsen song.
The Guardian listed books that will make you a better person.
NPR Music is streaming Allen Toussaint's album American Tunes.
The Guardian profiled author Kathleen Alcott.
NPR Music is streaming Diarrhea Planet's album Turn to Gold.
Signature recommended books to read if you are planning a Cuba trip.
NPR Music is streaming Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle's album Colvin & Earle.
Amber Sparks on why short stories are overlooked in favor of novels at Electric Literature.
SPIN listed the best albums of 2016 so far.
Signature recommended books to understand anxiety.
Ned Raggett on listening to non-political music as a political gesture.
On Being interviewed author Rebecca Solnit.
A collection of Prince videos.
Rolling Stone reconsidered David Bowie's 1967 self-titled debut album.
Paste ranked 2016's surprise music releases.
Bookworm interviewed author John Keene.
Drowned in Sound profiled the band Pretty Girls Make Graves.
SF Weekly recommended books for summer reading.
Stream a new Of Montreal song.
also at Largehearted Boy:
previous Shorties posts (daily news and links from the worlds of music, books, and pop culture)
Atomic Books Comics Preview (the week's best new comics and graphic novels)
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Books of the Week (recommended new books, magazines, and comics)
musician/author interviews
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
Short Cuts (writers pair a song with their short story or essay)
weekly music release lists
WORD Bookstores Books of the Week (recommended new books)
weekly music release lists
