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November 9, 2022
Shorties (Newly Translated Fiction by Annie Ernaux, Bad Religion's Greg Graffin Interviewed about His New Memoir, and more)
The New Yorker has a newly translated story by Annie Ernaux.
Bad Religion's Greg Graffin discussed his new memoir, Punk Paradox, with SPIN.
I wanted to borrow some of the techniques of novelists and techniques of non-fiction to make a story, and part of that is the detail. If you read a good novel, it’s full of details and it really paints a picture.
13 year-end lists were added to the Largehearted Boy list of "best books of 2022" lists Sunday (bringing the total to 161).
eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
eBooks on sale for $2.99 today:
A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris
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Crime & the City Solution covered the Doors' "People Are Strange."
Stephanie McCarter made the case for reading the classics at Electric Literature.
Because Ovid constantly positions himself both inside and outside of established literary and social hierarchies, many contemporary thinkers, writers, and artists continue to find the Metamorphoses to be fruitful soil for exploring their own work and identities.
Pitchfork remembered Low's Mimi Parker.
What gave Parker an immediate hold over listeners was her singular voice. Technically speaking, she was a seasoned singer, optimizing breath control, harmonizing with contrasting volume, and employing a subtle trill. She sang gently, and yet her voice always carried far, commanding attention even in the most crowded rooms.
Shondaland interviewed author Sussie Anie.
The Raincoats’ Gina Birch shared a new song that features Thurston Moore.
Brian O'Hare recommended books that take aim at the myth of the American hero at Electric Literature.
The Creative Independent interviewed singer, comedian, and filmmaker Kate Hollowell.
Full Stop interviewed author Emily Hall.
Stream a new song by dEUS.
Electric Literature shared new flash fiction by Thomas Rowley.
The Poetry Foundation shared an inline exhibit on the editing of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land.
Stream a new song by Drowse.
Stream a trailer for the television adaptation of Octavia Butler's Kindred.
PopMatters shared an excerpt from Megan Volpert's book Straight Into Darkness: Tom Petty as Rock Mystic.
The Millions and Literary Hub recommended the week's best new books.
Stream a new song by Runnner.
Literary Hub shared a conversation between authors Catherine Newman in Conversation with Debra Jo Immergut .
The Quietus profiled musician Richard Dawson.
When it comes to the scope of the record’s ambition, a complex unfurling across a large amount of physical and auditory space, Dawson took inspiration from the slow-yet-powerful approach of Japanese psychedelic folk duo Nagisa Ni Te, and writers like Thomas Pynchon, Michel Faber and Iris Murdoch.
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