I used to feel, metaphorically, that I stood by a vast river of music and everything that was happening came down that river and I hooked out anything that was interesting to me. Now, I feel like I’m on a small boat on a calm sea and I’m only hearing the stuff that swims near me.
INTERVIEW: LEAH CARROLL’S NEW BOOK REVISITS ROUGH RHODE ISLAND MEMORIES AND TOUGH PERSONAL TRIALS
Leah Carroll’s book revisits rough Rhode Island memories and tough personal trials
MUCH MORE THAN A MURDER MEMOIR
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich explains where stories really come from
OVERNIGHT, UNDER DURESS: A MARATHON READING OF A SINCLAIR LEWIS CLASSIC IN LIGHT OF EMERGING FASCISM
In an age that’s increasingly anti-intellectual, the study of history is gravely necessary, and this novel reminds us that this threat has come before.
DIG THIS: GOGOL BORDELLO, STELLA STARSKY, AND THE ROCK & ROLL RUMBLE
Your week in stuff to do
MICHAEL IAN BLACK: NAVEL GAZING WITH COMEDY’S CULT ACTOR
Comedian, actor, and all around entertainment icon Michael Ian Black talks about everything from celebrity expectations to Connecticut egos before reading from his new book, Navel Gazing, at Brookline Booksmith.
Q&A AND EXCERPT: GONDELMAN & BERKOWITZ EXPLAIN HOW YOU’VE ALREADY RUINED YOUR LIFE
For instance, one of the authors is fervently anti-brunch, and the other is NOT a monster.
DIG THIS: ’90S DANCE PARTY, BITFEST, AND FELICIA DAY
If none of these events tickle your fancy, your fancy was not meant to be tickled
SUMMER READING: SECRETS OF THE SUN
I would not miss my father, I told myself at the memorial, nor would I wish him back.
BOOK BANTER: ‘I THINK YOU’RE TOTALLY WRONG’ FEELS TOTALLY RIGHT
David Shields and Caleb Powell try to figure out what is wrong with everything.
