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May 6, 2020
Shorties (Bernardine Evaristo Interviewed, A Profile of Johanna Warren, and more)
Bustle interviewed author Bernardine Evaristo.
I love the idea of fusion fiction because what it expresses is the way in which I have created a novel: using language in unorthodox ways – the absence of full stops and capitals, making language free-flowing – and fusing 12 co-protagonists together into a single cohesive whole.
Bandcamp Daily profiled folk musician Johanna Warren.
eBook on sale for $1.99 today:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
eBooks on sale for $2.99 today:
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
A Poet's Glossary by Edward Hirsch
NPR Music and BrooklynVegan shared calendars of live online virtual concerts.
The New Statesman profiled literary critic John Carey.
New York City has renamed a Staten Island corner "Wu-Tang Clan District," Pitchfork reports.
Paste listed the best videogame soundtracks of all time.
CBC Books recommended May's best Canadian books.
ESPN's forthcoming Sammy Sosa documentary, Long Gone Summer, was scored by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.
Hilary Mantel, Kazuo Ishiguro, Marlon James, and other authors shared their literary comfort reading at the Guardian.
Paste listed the best songs and albums that referenced Star Wars.
Parade interviewed author Emma Straub.
Fiona Apple’s bassist and co-producer Sebastian Steinberg discussed how Fetch the Bolt Cutters was made with SPIN.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Salon recommended May's must-read books.
Stream a new Orange Peels song.
Book Riot shared an introduction to contemporary Pakistani literature.
Stream a new song by Savages' Jehnny Beth.
The Millions recommended May's must-read poetry collections.
Stream a new song by Becca Mancari.
Literary Hub recommended books about sociopaths.
American Songwriter interviewed singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed author Jason Teal.
Stream a new Lydia Ainsworth song.
Literary Hub shared a recent conversation between authors Kawai Strong Washburn and Tommy Orange.
LitReactor talked book promotion during quarantine with authors.
Two Largehearted Boy t-shirts are now available:
Round LHB logo shirt
"Books + Music = Largehearted Boy" shirt
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
