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May 1, 2020
Shorties (May's Best Books, An Album of NYC Street Sounds, and more)
TIME and Refinery29 recommended May's best books.
The New York Public Library has released an album of city sounds.
“This album is a different and creative way we can help, providing an entertaining distraction that allows New Yorkers access to something we are all missing — many of the quintessential sounds of the city we know and love,” said Carrie Welch, the library’s chief of external relations.
May's best eBook deals.
eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
eBook on sale for $2.99 today:
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
On Being Human by Jennifer Pastiloff
On Language by Noam Chomsky
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane
eBook on sale for $3.99 today:
Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito
NPR Music and BrooklynVegan shared calendars of live online virtual concerts.
NPR Music recommended streaming television shows for music lovers.
Michael Cunningham talked books and reading with the New York Times.
Paste previewed May's new albums.
The Washington Post recommended escapist novels.
Hop Along's Frances Quinlan played a house show for The A.V. Club.
Julia Phillips answered reader questions at PBS NewsHour.
NPR Music recapped April's best albums.
Bookworm interviewed author Daniel Kehlmann.
Bustle listed all the songs in the BBC's adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel Normal People.
Mogwai released a surprise album.
Lucy Dacus covered Yo La Tengo's "Tom Courtenay."
The Guardian examined how plague literature predicts our future.
Fatoumata Diawara discussed her favorite music at The Quietus.
The New York Times recommended the week's best new books.
Junkee ranked Fiona Apple's albums.
The Maris Review interviewed author Amber Sparks.
Anna Calvi covered PJ Harvey's "Down by the Water."
The Rumpus interviewed author Ivy Pochoda.
Stereogum reconsidered Clinic' Internal Wrangler album on its 20th anniversary.
The 2020 Edgar Award winners have been announced.
Archers of Loaf covered the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man."
Debutiful and Literary Hub interviewed author Tomasz Jedrowski.
Gorilla Vs. Bear and BrooklynVegan recommended the week's best new albums.
Words Without Borders shared an excerpt from María Fernanda Ampuero’s Cockfight.
Marissa Nadler released a new covers EP today.
Amy Shearn shared an essay on missing libraries.
Aquarium Drunkard interviewed musician Bill Nace.
Anna Solomon shared her pandemic diary at the Los Angeles Times.
Gorilla Vs Bear recapped April's best songs.
Arab Strap is releasing previously unheard and rare recordings on Bandcamp.
The Quietus recommended Bandcamp's best April releases.
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
