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May 29, 2019
Shorties (Books in Translation To Read This Summer, An Interview with Bill Callahan, and more)
The Chicago Tribune recommended books in translation to read this summer.
The Creative Independent interviewed singer-songwriter Bill Callahan.
Paste profiled the band Disq.
Refinery29 recommended books for beach reading.
Does the streaming music era affect song length.
The Washington Post on Ocean Vuong's debut novel, (one of my favorite books of the year):
"Emerging from the most marginalized circumstances, he has produced a lyrical work of self-discovery that’s shockingly intimate and insistently universal."
Paste interviewed film composer Carter Burwell.
Kathleen Rooney recommended books by small press publishers at the Chicago Tribune.
Comics Beat recommended forgotten songs about Superman.
The Millions interviewed poet Toi Derricotte.
All Things Considered profiled singer-songwriter Kishi Bashi.
Author Edward Carey remembered writer and translator Sergio Claudio Perroni at Literary Hub.
Aquarium Drunkard interviewed musician Lou Barlow.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn shared an excerpt from Frances Badalamenti‘s novel I Don’t Blame You.
Stream a new French Vanilla song.
The Rumpus Poetry Club interviewed poet Natalie Scenters-Zapico.
Stream a new Florist song.
So Many Damn Books interviewed cartoonist Seth.
The Guardian reviewed Seth's new graphic novel, Clyde Fans.
Book Riot recommended comics to read while waiting for the next issue of Saga.
The Rumpus interviewed poet Franny Choi.
BookMarks recommended books of narrative history.
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
