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July 27, 2020
Shorties (A Profile of Edmund White, The Legacy of Race in Traditional Music, and more)
The New York Times profiled author Edmund White.
Weekend Edition broke down the legacy of race in traditional music.
eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:
Devotions by Mary Oliver
Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
eBooks on sale for $3.99 today:
Arkansas by John Brandon
Every Man a Menace by Patrick Hoffman
Watch David Byrne on the TED Radio Hour.
Catherine Lacey discussed her novel Pew with Electric Literature.
Book Riot recommended intersectional books about the environment.
Paste listed the best David Berman songs.
Kelli Jo Ford talked to Weekend Edition about her novel Crooked Hallelujah.
The first inspiration, for me and what continues to be one of my strongest inspirations is that there were times in my life when I was a little girl that I — like Reney, the book's youngest protagonist, also lived in a household with four generations of Cherokee women. And so growing up with a strong woman, these strong personalities, these really close relationships in, you know, one household? That was just going to stick with me, I think. It was going to probably come out in some way if I was going to make art of any kind.
The Cut profiled singer-songwriter Soko.
If you don’t yet know Soko, née Stephanie Sokolinski, don’t box her in as your typical French actress turned singer-songwriter. As an actress, she’s best known for a few high-brow indie dramas in her native France, where she’s been twice nominated for a Cesar Award (France’s version of the Oscars). Since then she’s launched a career as a musician who makes a moody blend of bedroom pop and The Cure-esque punk, collaborating with artists like Ariel Pink and Spike Jonze.
Tor.com shared an early history of female vampires.
Jacobin examined alternate revenue generating music streaming options.
The music industry bounced back from a seemingly terminal post-Napster crisis, but the profits from streaming go to big companies and a handful of top artists. Can we build an alternative model that encourages more innovative — and more radical — music?
BuzzFeed shared a story from Karen Tei Yamashita's collection Sansei and Sensibility.
BrooklynVegan recommended '90s indie rock and shoegaze concerts to stream.
Shondaland recommended new feminist classics.
Stream a new song by John K. Samson.
The Guardian and Literary Hub interviewed author Adrian Tomine.
Stream a new song by Lala Lala and Baths.
The New York Times offered a guide to Nordic noir.
Stream a new song by Uniform.
The Guardian interviewed author Bryan Washington.
Washington talked to the New Yorker about his story in this week's issue.
The Washington Post interviewed Jarvis Cocker.
CarolineLeavittville interviewed author Laura van den Berg.
Gothamist interviewed Laurie Anderson.
Writers discussed finding a literary agent at The Cut.
BrooklynVegan recommended early Fleetwood Mac songs that featured Peter Green.
Third Coast Review interviewed author Michael Zapata.
The Rumpus interviewed author Carter Sickels.
The OTHERPPL podcast interviewed author Maggie Downs.
Sarah Gerard talked books with Book Marks.
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