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March 19, 2020
Shorties (The Continued Relevance of Octavia E. Butler, A List of Live Virtual Concerts, and more)
BBC examined the continued relevance of Octavia E. Butler's books.
NPR Music is keeping a list of live virtual concerts.
Morning Edition examined how coronavirus could impact jazz.
BuzzFeed offered tips on helping independent bookstores during the pandemic.
The Current is holding a "March Madness" tournament for film soundtracks.
The Guardian recommended books about boarding school.
Paste listed the best Fiona Apple songs.
The New York Observer interviewed author Rebecca Solnit.
Treble recommended concerts to watch on YouTube.
Celeste Ng discussed the television adaptation of her novel Little Fires Everywhere with BuzzFeed.
Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier is sharing a free acustic cover of Voivod's Angel Rat album.
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and Vulture examined how independent bookstores are dealing with the pandemic.
Best Coast visited World Cafe for a live performance and interview.
Vogue listed March's best books.
Stream two new Purity Ring songs.
Yiyun Li has started an online book club for Tolstoy's novel War and Peace.
Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers talked to Rolling Stone about staying creative during his quarantine.
The New York Times recommended true crime books (and more).
Aquarium Drunkard shared a "Maximum Social Distance" mixtape.
Book Marks recommended new books for Womxn's History Month.
Stream a new song by Half Waif.
The Millions interviewed cartoonist Noah Van Sciver.
The Maris Review interviewed author Lidia Yuknavich.
Emily Nemens discussed her debut novel The Cactus League with Bookforum.
The Rumpus Book Club interviewed author Paul Lisicky.
Authors recommended comfort reading at the New York Times.
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
