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June 18, 2020
Shorties (An Interview with Frances Cha, A New Song by the Fiery Furnaces, and more)
Frances Cha discussed her novel If I Had Your Face with Electric Literature.
"I wanted to explore people who are not born into wealth and who have to carve out a life for themselves and rely on each other. In Korea, friendships are so intense. People really go to bat for each other in a way that is just so moving and dramatic."
Stream the first new Fiery Furnaces song in 11 years.
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Patterson Hood discussed naming his band the Drive-By Truckers at NPR Music.
The The Strategist recommended children's books for LGBTQ+ families.
SPIN listed the year's best reissues so far.
Filmmaker Josephine Decker discussed her Shirley Jackson biopic with Paste.
Bandcamp Daily shared a guide to the live Sonic Youth albums available on the platform.
The New York Public Library recommended new books for Pride Month.
Phoebe Bridgers discussed her new album Punisher with WWD.
William Darity Jr. discussed his book From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century with Fresh Air.
Stream a new song by Tobin Sprout.
Shaun Tan discussed his book, Tales from the Inner City, with the Guardian.
Asking questions seems only to raise more for Tan, who has continued mulling this over in the two years since Tales was published, and even more so in lockdown, from the converted Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall where he lives with his wife, two children and pet bird, Diego. “I wrote this book because I feel guilt, distress and anxiety when I look at animals,” he says. “Take Diego – he has a good life, we’ve had him for 20 years. But he should be in the woodlands of Brazil with other sun conures, not flying around a house with primates.”
Stream a new song by Buddy and Julie Miller.
Forbes recommended a book for every state in the US.
Rolling Stone listed the best Bob Dylan songs of the 21st century.
Houstonia recommended books about anti-racism.
Liz Phair shared a new song on Twitter.
Electric Literature recommended books about living between languages.
Stream a new song by the Streets.
Ibram X. Kendi recommended 10 books to better understand the history of racism in America.
Stereogum examined the state of protest music.
Literary Hub shared a new essay by Brandon Taylor.
Four Way Review interviewed poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Ashleigh Bryant Phillips discussed her story collection with the OTHERPPL podcast.
Burrow shared collaborative fiction by Patty Yumi Cottrell and Sarah Gerard.
The Quietus profiled the band Algiers.
People Holding... shared new Ilana Masad fiction.
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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
