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October 24, 2022
Shorties (An Interview with Haruki Murakami, An Interview with Andy Patridge, and more)
Interview magazine interviewed author Haruki Murakami about his new book.
Usually as I’m writing a novel, I’m completely immersed in that world. But once I finish the day’s work I go back to living normally in the ordinary world. I do the ironing, take the subway, and stop by used record shops. I’ve never had the experience of not being able to emerge from the world of the novel—being married, that would make things complicated.
The Guardian interviewed XTC's Andy Partridge.
The occasion for the interview is My Failed Christmas Career: the latest in a series of archival releases, it documents festive songs that Partridge wrote with the intention of selling to other artists. Other than two songs recorded by the Monkees, the rest never found buyers. Does he enjoy Christmas? “Oh, it’s fabulous,” he says in his lusty West Country burr. “It all comes from paganism.”
11 year-end lists were added to the Largehearted Boy list of "best books of 2022" lists yesterday (bringing the total to 109), including several Publishers Weekly lists, Waterstones' best history books, and more.
Tove Lo covered Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own.”
Kindra Neely discussed her graphic memoir, Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting, with NPR Books.
"Eventually, through my own experience learning more about why these things happen and just how complacent society can be with this, I did want to include in there that we can't be compliant with this, because this is happening to people that I care about," Neely said. "This is happening to strangers that I don't know, but I do care about, and, you know, I wouldn't wish this on anyone else."
The Ringer profiled the band Dry Cleaning.
Monica Macansanto recommended books about the complexities of Filipino family life.
Robert & Toyah Fripp covered Korn's "Blind."
Rolling Stone shared an excerpt from DOWN AND OUT IN PARADISE: The Life of Anthony Bourdain by Charles Leerhsen.
Bandcamp Daily, Pitchfork and Paste recommended the week's best new albums.
Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed Nicola Maye Goldberg.
American Songwriter profiled Soccer Mommy.
The Chicago Review of Books interviewed author Sara Lippman.
Margo Price covered Billie Joe Shaver's "Ragged Old Truck."
Barbara Kingsolver talked books and reading with the Guardian.
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