"Of course Idlewild has a soundtrack – it’s a novel about theater kids. I suppose it’s a universal tendency, not unique to theater kids, to imagine your life as a movie and yourself as the star. But theater kids are extra annoying about it, bec... more info

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"...Ai, the daughter of Cambodian refugees, is acutely aware of her place as “the other.” As she hums a tune from The Sound of Music, she is struck by the parallels between the story of the von Trapps and her family’s narrow escape from the Khm... more info

The Note Books series features musicians discussing their literary influences. Previous contributors have included John Darnielle, John Vanderslice, Mark Olson, Mac McCaughan, and others. The new I Am Snow Angel album Lost World is a beautifully intr... more info

Grace Ellis discussed her Patricia Highsmith graphic novel with Columbus Monthly. Stream a new Pink Mountaintops song. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Everything I Never... more info

Literary Hub shared an excerpt from John Waters’s novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance. Dolly Parton discussed her debut novel with Morning Edition. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin Little Birds by Anaïs... more info

Amy Bloom shared a short essay on revision at Granta. Stream a new Shearwater song. April's best eBook deals. Today's best eBook deals. The A.V. Club previewed May's best albums. Book Riot, The Millions, and Literary Hub recommended the... more info

Shondaland interviewed author Chloe Caldwell. Literary Hub shared an excerpt from the book. NPR Music interviewed Bonnie Raitt. eBooks on sale for $4.99 today: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion April's best eBook deals. Today's best eBook de... more info

Electric Literature interviewed author Dalia Azim. SPIN profiled singer-songwriter Kurt Vile. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Sea Wife by Amity Gaige Second Nature by Michael Pollan Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler eBook on.... more info

Kirkus reconsidered Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man as it turns 70 years old this year. Jeff Tweedy talked to the Chicago Tribune about Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album, which turns 20 this year. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today:... more info