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September 10, 2020
Shorties (Recommended Modern Indian Classics in Translation, Perfume Genius Covered Leonard Cohen, and more)
Electric Literature recommended modern Indian classics in translation.
Perfume Genius covered Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire."
eBook on sale for $1.99 today:
"Chronicles of a Liquid Society" by Umberto Eco
eBooks on sale for $2.99 today:
"Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
"A House Divided" by Pearl S. Buck
"Labyrinths" by Jorge Luis Borges
eBook on sale for $3.99 today:
"Sophie's Choice" by William Styron
Touring musicians talked to Pitchfork about making ends meet during the pandemic by giving music lessons.
Yaa Gyaasi discussed her new novel Transcendent Kingdom with Fresh Air.
I don't think that racism is something that I need to overcome, that I can overcome. I think of racism as a problem that white people need to overcome, that they need to figure out what to do about it, how to approach their lives in a way that is better. So for me, I don't think that I'm thinking about combating racism when I write.
SPIN listed PJ Harvey's best collaborations.
Maggie O'Farrell has been awarded the 2020 Women's prize for fiction for her novel Hamnet.
Rhiannon Giddens and Amanda Palmer covered Portishead’s "It’s A Fire."
The 2020 Kirkus Prize finalists have been announced.
Stream a new Aesop Rock song.
The Atlantic features a new story by Caleb Crain.
Jenny Owen Youngs covered Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream."
Electric Literature interviewed author Sigrid Nunez.
Stream a new song by M.I.A.
Eater recommended fall cookbooks.
Stream a new Bob Mould song.
Literary Hub recommended books you may have missed in August.
PopMatters interviewed singer-songwriter Sam Prekop.
Jane Fonda talked books and reading with the New York Times.
Stream a new Rodrigo y Gabriela song.
Don DeLillo shared his favorite recent reads at the Amazon Book Review.
Stream a new Sylvan Esso song.
The Paris Review interviewed author Emma Cline.
Stream a new song by the National's Matt Berninger.
Harper's shared a new story by Namwali Serpell.
Stream a new Bruce Springsteen song.
Omar Rodríguez-López talked to The Quietus about his favorite albums.
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