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June 19, 2020
Shorties (An Interview with Bernardine Evaristo, A Timeline of Bob Dylan's Career, and more)
The Guardian interviewed author Bernardine Evaristo.
The interesting thing is that I’m not usually called a political writer. And I am a political writer! There is a political underpinning to Girl, Woman, Other, which is to explore as many black British women as possible in a single novel. The intention is for the reader to enjoy the book on the level of story, but at the same time, they’re engaging with all these issues.
Paste shared a timeline of Bob Dylan's life and career.
Free eBooks today:
Against Police Violence
The End of Policing by Alexis Vitale
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Black Elk by Joe Jackson
Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin
NPR Music examined how queer musicians shaped the music of New Orleans.
Laurie Halse Anderson discussed writing comics with Ms. magazine.
Paste recommended the week's best new albums.
CrimeReads recommended queer true crime books.
NPR Music interviewed Phoebe Bridgers about her new album.
Lyrically, I steal from a couple people and try to pass it off as a reference. I have a "rebel without a clue" line, which is a Replacements line that Tom Petty already stole, which is hilarious. So I'm just stealing it again.
Bridgers discussed the albums influences at Pitchfork.
Bustle recommended books to read to celebrate Pride.
Bandcamp is donating its profits to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund today.
Electric Literature recommended anthologies by Black women writers.
Hypebeast recommended books on social justice.
Author Carlos Ruiz Zafón has passed away.
The New York Times recommended the week's best books.
The New York Times features a a new essay by Alexander Chee.
USA Today recommended books to celebrate Juneteenth and reflect on history of slavery.
ATO Records released a new compilation album, Silence Is Not An Option (turn this up) featuring Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, My Morning Jacket, Jim James, Black Pumas, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and the Drive-By Truckers. Sales from the record will be donated to Black Lives Matter Greater New York, Color Of Change, and Innocence Project.
The finalists for the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award have been announced.
Bandcamp Daily recommended French psychedelic soundtracks.
Jennifer Worley discussed her book Neon Girls with Salon.
Soccer Mommy covered MGMT's "Indie Rokkers."
Indie booksellers recommended summer reading at BuzzFeed.
The Mekons released a surprise album today.
The Rumpus interviewed author Kathryn Scanlan.
Toro y Moi covered Joe Bataan's "Ordinary Guy."
Caoilinn Hughes shared notes on craft at Granta.
Both as a reader and writer, I’ve learned it’s a good sign if a story or novel reveals me to have been a poor judge of character (which I am, on and off the page! This is very useful as a writer, but it’s embarrassing and sometimes dangerous as a person).
TJO (Tara Jane O'Neil) covered Bananarama's "Cruel Summer."
Tor.com recommended post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels by African authors.
Stream a new song by Deerhoof and Wadada Leo Smith.
Meg Remy discussed her band U.S. Girls with World Cafe.
Stream a new song by Doves.
Largehearted Boy t-shirts are now available.
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
