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November 9, 2020
Shorties (A New Margaret Atwood Essay, Marika Hackman on Her New Covers Album, and more)
The Guardian shared a new essay by Margaret Atwood.
Marika Hackman discussed her new covers album with NME.
Friday's update to the 2020 edition of Largehearted Boy's list of "best books of 2020" book lists added 17 new lists. 152 year-end lists are now featured, with MANY more to come.
eBooks on sale today for $1.99:
The Black Presidency by Michael Eric Dyson
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison
Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison
Stream a new Bjork song.
Ruby Bridges discussed her book This Is Your Time with Weekend Edition.
Bridges recalls that first day, and her teacher, Barbara Henry: "Barbara came from Boston to teach me because teachers actually quit their jobs because they didn't want to teach black kids. I remember the first day meeting her, she looked exactly like the mob outside the classroom. So I really didn't know what to expect from her," Bridges says.
Cover Me recommended covers of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt."
BuzzFeed and The Rumpus recommended the week's best virtual literary events of the week.
The Creative Independent interviewed composer Meredith Monk.
Electric Literature and First Draft interviewed author Bryan Washington.
Cover Me recommended covers of Depeche Mode songs.
The Talkhouse podcast shared a conversation between Tegan & Sara and Dehd.
Rosie Carney covered Radiohead's "Black Star."
Electric Literature shared new fiction by Emrys Donaldson.
The Quietus shared an excerpt from The Quiet Man, the first short fiction collection by formerUltravox frontman John Foxx.
Wired UK recommended science fiction novels written by Chinese authors.
BrooklynVegan recommended music documentaries to stream.
The Independent recommended books about the climate crisis.
Lou Barlow covered the Paw Patrol theme.
The Guardian interviewed Claire Messud.
The Transmissions podcast interviewed John Darnielle.
Rebecca Curtis talked to the New Yorker about her story in this week's issue.
Stream a new song by Aidan Noell.
Danielle Evans talked short fiction with the Guardian.
CHAI covered Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love."
The Rumpus interviewed poet Kimiko Hahn.
Aquarium Drunkard shared a mixtape of live rock indie songs from 1995.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn previewed November's most anticipated books.
Rebecca Solnit has a new essay at Literary Hub.
The Guardian profiled author Helen Garner.
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