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March 8, 2021
Shorties (An Interview with Forsyth Harmon, Adult Mom's New Album Reviewed, and more)
Forsyth Harmon discussed their debut novel Justine with The Rumpus.
"Justine is the first book of a trilogy. Each book situates Ali ten years after the previous. And so we do, finally, get to see how Ali processes her teenage years, as well as how that time affects her adult life. The trilogy is interested in how trauma repeats itself, the role addiction has in prolonging this repetition, and the extent to which recovery, and recognizing and accepting our trauma, can lead to healing and change."
Rolling Stone reviewed one of my favorite album of the year so far, Adult Mom's Driver.
"At 10 compact, differently beautiful songs, Driver is the work of an artist entering the springtime of their brilliance, as good as singer-songwriter indie-rock can get. It’s the kind of record you can’t but feel lucky to live in."
Pitchfork also reviewed the album:
"Knipe writes lyrics so honest they border on awkward, capturing the often embarrassing everyday minutiae of depression and soul-crushing capitalism."
Stevie Knipe discussed the album with Guitar World.
Knipe shared the album's musical influences at FLOOD.
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The Fifties by David Halberstam
Stream a new Mitski song.
BuzzFeed and The Rumpus previewed the week's best virtual literary events.
Paste recommended the week's best new albums.
Rachelle Toarmino discussed arranging a poetry collection like a music mixtape at Electric Literature.
InsideHook interviewed the Hold Steady's Craig Finn and Franz Nicolay.
Elizabeth Kolbert talked to the Guardian and Shondaland about her book Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future.
Paste previewed March's best albums.
Hala Alyan discussed her new novel The Arsonist’s City with Electric Literature.
American Songwriter profiled Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats.
Kirkus recommended books to read during Women's History Month.
Guitar.com interviewed Anna Calvi.
Cherie Jones talked to Debutiful about her debut novel How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House.
Stream a new Ryley Walker song.
Tor Nightfire recommended science fiction horror novels.
Rolling Stone listed R.E.M.'s best videos.
Translator Margaret Jull Costa talked books and reading with the New York Times.
Stream two new songs by Florry.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Glamour previewed March's best books.
BrooklynVegan previewed the week's best music livestreams.
Bookworm interviewed Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Nguyen talked books and reading with Book Marks.
Stream Justin Townes Earle and Dawn Landes' cover of Dolly Parton's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind."
Viet Thanh Nguyen discussed his new novel with the Guardian.
Stream a new song by Foxing.
The Quietus shard an excerpt from Lesley Chow's book You're History: The Twelve Strangest Women in Music.
Stream a song by Sophie and Jlin.
Zora reflected on Toni Morrison's legacy as an editor.
The New York Time Style Magazine examined the confluence of rap and poetry.
The New York Times shared an excerpt from Patricia Engels' novel Infinite Country.
Jenny Hval talked writing and music with Hazlitt.
Literary Hub recommended March's anticipated nonfiction.
The Quietus interviewed Part Chimp's Tim Cedar.
The New York Times recommended the week's best new books.
Stream Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy's cover of John Prine's "She Is My Everything," which features Sir Richard Bishop.
Literary Hub interviewed Melville House co-founders Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians.
Double J shared a list of 50 game-changing women of Australian music.
CLMP recommended books to read during Women's History Month.
The Creative Independent interviewed composer Christopher Tin.
Literary Hub recommended writers who would make great politicians.
Bandcamp Daily profiled singer-songwriter Allie Crow.
Joy Williams' first novel in twenty years, Harrow, will be published this fall.
Jane Weaver shared the influences behind her new album Flock at BrooklynVegan.
The Quietus interviewed author Musa Okwonga and shared an excerpt from his new novel.
Aquarium Drunkard interviewed Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus.
Catapult interviewed author Naima Coster.
A Juilliard-trained violinist made the case for more innovative training at music conservatories at Rolling Stone.
Fiction Writers Review interviewed author Kate Reed Petty.
David Nance shared two cover songs at Aquarium Drunkard.
Electric Literature features new fiction by Kate Francia.
The Quietus interviewed Helena Celle's Kay Logan.
BOMB interviewed author Jakob Guanzon.
Poet Joy Harjo discussed her latest album with Vanity Fair.
3:AM Magazine shared an excerpt from Jeff Chon's novel Hashtag Good Guy with a Gun.
Megan Nolan recommended books about unrequited love and unmet obsession at Literary Hub.
Laurie Elizabeth Flynn recommended books about women who defy expectations at Electric Literature.
T. Coraghessan Boyle talked to the New Yorker about his story in this week's issue.
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