Episode 113 || A Literary Mixtape

Published: April 6, 2017, 10 a.m.

Chris and Annie try to bring this weekend's Word of [South] festival to you! In miniature concept, anyway. How does one go about pairing books and music? Also, "Skeezy John Mayer," Annie feels self-conscious about her [good] taste, and Chris takes his philosophy outfits out of storage.\xa0 > Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's\xa0We Should All Be Feminists\xa0+ Solange's A Seat\xa0at the Table> F. Scott Fitzgerald's\xa0The Great Gatsby\xa0+\xa0The Postal Service's\xa0Give Up> Shauna Niequist's\xa0Bittersweet\xa0+ Ellie Holcomb's\xa0Red Sea Road\xa0(BONUS--or Sufjan Stevens's\xa0Seven Swans\xa0OR Vampire Weekend's\xa0Modern Vampires of the City) > Albert Camus's\xa0The Myth of Sisyphus +\xa0Bright Eyes's\xa0The People's Key\xa0or The Decemberists's\xa0The King is Dead> J. D. \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bVance's\xa0Hillbilly Elegy\xa0+\xa0I'm With Her > Arcade Fire's\xa0The Suburbs\xa0+ literally any coming of age novel > Aldous Huxley's\xa0Brave New World\xa0+ Childish Gambino's\xa0Because the Internet> Wiley Cash + Birdtalker's\xa0Just This> Donna Tartt's\xa0The Secret History\xa0+ Aronofsky's\xa0Black Swan> James McBride + Leon Bridges's\xa0Coming Home> David Mitchell's\xa0Cloud Atlas\xa0+ Fleetwood Mac's\xa0Rumours> Emma Straub's\xa0Modern Lovers\xa0+ John Mayer \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bThank you so much for all of the reviews! Keep them coming. There might be something good in it for you... If you're interested in Bookshelf-branded shirts, hats, stickers, or coffee, check out our online store at http://www.bookshelfthomasville.com/shop/