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April 14, 2020
Shorties (Elvis Costello Remembered John Prine, Wines Paired with Novels, and more)
Wine magazine recommended wines to pair with novels.
Elvis Costello remembered John Prine.
eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
How Poetry Can Change Your Heart by Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
eBooks on sale for $2.99 today:
Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation edited by Ken Liu
Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee played a Tiny Desk Concert.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed author Cynthia Ozick.
So what’s your secret? How can we still be writing well at 92?
I am murderously ferocious on this matter. If a 6-year-old were to write a novel, it would be appropriate to remark, in genuine wonder, at the writer’s prowess. That 6-year-old would deserve to be marveled at as a prodigy. But to treat longevity as an accomplishment in itself, let alone a literary accomplishment, is idiocy.
Paste reconsidered The Tallest Man on Earth's album The Wild Hunt on its 10th anniversary.
Travel writers recommended reading at the Guardian.
Stream a new song by Braid's Bob Nanna.
The Criterioncast recommended 2020's best film books so far.
Angel Olsen performed two new songs.
Samantha Irby discussed her favorite books at Vulture.
Aquarium Drunkard shared a live set by John Prine.
The 2019 shortlists for the Cartoonist Studio Prize have been announced.
Stream a new song by the Streets,
Entertainment Weekly profiled Mieko Kawakami and her novel Breasts and Eggs.
Steam a new song by Diet Cig.
Akwaeke Emezi has been awarded the 2019 Otherwise Award for her novel Freshwater.
Stream a new song by Y La Bamba.
Fresh Air recommended books that offer solace in troubled times.
Thundercat's Rob Hakimian shard his favorite albums at The Quietus.
ELLE listed summer's most anticipated books.
The Full Stop podcast interviewed author Amina Cain.
Ann Patchett discussed running her bookstore during a pandemic at the Guardian.
Literary Hub recommended the week's best books.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed author Paul Cohen.
Robert Foster of the Go-Betweens discussed his favorite books at The Quietus.
The Guardian features a new essay by Lynn Steger Strong.
Chelsea Bieker recommended books about coming-of-age on the Midwest at Book Marks.
Poets & Writers has set up a Covid-19 relief fund for writers.
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
