Episode 113 || A Literary Mixtape

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

b'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/'