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March 23, 2020
Shorties (A New Margaret Atwood Documentary, Touring David Bowie's London, and more)
Stream the new documentary Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word is Power at Hulu.
The Daily Herald explored David Bowie's London.
eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster
How Fires End by Marco Rafala
Noisey explored the forgotten politics of '90s ska punk.
Emily St. John Mandel discussed her new novel The Glass Hotel with Weekend Edition.
The A.V. Club and Paste recommended the week's best new albums.
Audible has made a selection of kids' stories available for free (no log-in required).
Hyperallergic reviewed the graphic novel Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams.
Glennon Doyle discussed her memoir Untamed with Weekend Edition.
USA Today recommended sports books to read while self-distancing.
Stream a new song by Wallows.
The Guardian interviewed author Jami Attenberg.
Stream a new song by Mac McCaughan.
Refinery29 recommended books to read if you miss inter-office drama.
Stereogum reconsidered Broadcast's The Noise Made By People album 20 years after its release.
McNally Jackson booksellers recommended books for self-quarantine at the Strategist.
Esther Rose covered Sheryl Crow's "My Favorite Mistake."
The Los Angeles Times recommended recently published art books.
Grimes broke down her song "Delete Forever" at the New York Times.
Book Marks listed the best-reviewed books of the week.
Rolling Stone shared an isolation playlist.
The Guardian interviewed author Rebecca Solnit.
Stereogum recapped March's best jazz music.
Book Riot recommended books set on the moon.
Neil Young shared a six-song solo acoustic Fireside Session (the first in a series).
The Southwest Review interviewed author Troy James Weaver.
Stream a new song by Ellis.
The New Yorker interviewed author Barbara Ehrenreich.
Rolling Stone recommended the best Freddie Mercury biographies.
The Rumpus interviewed author Maisy Card.
Michael Azerrad discussed the audiobook version of one of my favorite music books, Our Band Could Be Your Life, with Jim Ruland.
Olivia Laing shared an essay on loneliness at the New York Times.
SPIN listed fourth albums that challenged musical artists.
Full Stop interviewed author Lars Iyer.
The Black Lips shared three cover songs at Aquarium Drunkard.
BrooklynVegan shared a schedule of today's live music streams.
Stream a new M.I.A. song.
The Quietus interviewed musicians Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree.
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)
Flash Dancers (authors pair original flash fiction with a song
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
