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April 16, 2020
Shorties (Ottessa Moshfegh Profiled, Alicia Keys on Her New Memoir, and more)
The New York Times profiled author Ottessa Moshfegh.
As unreliable as Moshfegh’s narrators are, as unstable, insecure and full of hate, they are also hellbent on pulling themselves out of their wretchedness, on saving themselves. What makes Moshfegh’s characters most human is that they don’t give up.
Alicia Keys discussed her memoir More Myself with the New York Times.
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NPR Music and BrooklynVegan shared calendars of live online virtual concerts.
O: The Oprah Magazine recommended April and May's best books.
R.I.P., legendary musician and synth pioneer Ryo Kawasaki.
O: The Oprah Magazine interviewed Lorrie Moore.
Most short-fiction writers function story by story, with each narrative being its own project, which is why I don’t like lining them up and trying to see a through line. It adds a layer of self-consciousness that makes me uncomfortable. Plus, I find it amusing to see certain stories side by side when they were written in different decades by someone who was practically another person then.
Stream three new Soft Plastics songs.
Egyptian Streets recommended Egyptian books.
The New York Times shared a playlist of Fiona Apple's essential songs.
Oprah Winfrey discussed the books that changed her life.
Stream a new song by Jamie xx.
Stream over 300 audiobooks free at Audible (no registration required).
Stream a clip from the forthcoming David Bowie biopic Starman.
Entropy interviewed poet Sunni Wilkinson.
Aquarium Drunkard shared a download of cover songs from Neil Young's After the Gold Rush album.
Emily Gould discussed her novel Perfect Tunes with Refinery29.
Laura Marling played a Tiny Desk Concert.
Bloof Books shared a new Natalie Eilbert poem.
Aquarium Drunkard interviewed author and DJ Jesse Jarnow.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed cartoonist Tom Gauld.
Five Dial shared new short fiction by Ali Smith.
Book Riot recommended politically relevant graphic memoirs.
The Atlantic shared a new essay by Charles Yu.
The Quietus remembered Echo and the Bunnymen.
Literary Hub shared a conversation between authors Rowan Hisayo Buchanan and T Kira Madden.
Pitchfork reviewed the new Mountain Goats album.
Despite the familiar sound and old-world setting (4th and 5th century, to be exact), these songs never look back for too long. They feel like another step forward.
Loretta Lynn talked books and reading with the New York Times.
Phoebe Bridgers discussed the of Elliott Smith's Figure 8 album at NPR Music.
Joanna Hershon recommended books about cults at Electric Literature.
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
