Debutiful shared an excerpt from Kathryn Bromwich’s brilliant debut novel At the Edge of the Woods.
Grace Robins-Somerville and Samantha Lopez discussed how Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville changed their lives (the album turns 30 this year).
Stream a previously unreleased outtake from the album’s recording sessions.
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Stream a previously unreleased Justin Vernon song.
The Cut’s In Her Shoes podcast interviewed author Maggie Smith.
“This memoir felt like open sea swimming,” she says. “Writing a memoir is such a crash course in vulnerability.” But this isn’t just a divorce or marriage book, as Smith notes. This is the story of a woman who finally realized how many concessions and sacrifices she had made and stopped once and for all.
Paste listed the best alt-country albums of all time.
Bookforum is returning to print in August.
Laura Cantrell covered “When the Roses Bloom Again” with Steve Earle.
Greg Marshall discussed his memoir, Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It, with Electric Literature.
My writing has always come from a place of humor and, you could say, quirky observation. But when I was willing to write about disability, to closely observe my brain and body, I started showing up on the page in new ways.
Slant listed the best albums of the year so far.
The New York Times listed the most influential post-war works of queer literature.
Stream a new Lewis OfMan song that features Empress Of.
Lorrie Moore recommended books at ELLE.
Brooklyn metal club St. Vitus is crowdfunding a 10th anniversary book.
byline interviewed author Katherine Faw.
I was always obsessed with words. They were synesthetic to me, the best ones. In notebooks I would compulsively string together my favorite, most sensual words with no regard for story.
J. Robbins covered Naked Raygun’s “Got Hurt.”
Literary Hub shared an excerpt from K Patrick’s novel Mrs. S.
BROODS’ Georgia Nott discussed her solo project Georgia Gets By with Paste.
CLMP shared a reading list featuring trans, nonbinary & gender-nonconforming writers
Stream a new song by Dream Stitch.
Tobias Carroll recommended June books in translation at Words Without Borders.
The Creative Independent interviewed musician Andy Shauf.
Peter Apps’ Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen and Tom Crewe’s novel The New Life have been awarded the 2023 Orwell prizes for political writing.
Stream a new song by Palehound.
3:AM Magazine interviewed musician and author Adele Bertei.
Bandcamp Daily delved into De La Soul’s discography.
If This Goes On (Don’t Panic)! interviewed author Maurice Broaddus.
Stream a new song by Italian composer Caterina Barbieri.
Jim Hanas has launched a serial fiction project.
The Baffler remembered Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Artless interviewed author Lincoln Michel.
Stream a new song by Hauschka.