For if you want something dramatic, played by a chamber orchestra, and almost a little jazzy… The Wexford Carol as performed by City of London Sinfonia and sung by the King’s Singers. For if you want to pretend you’re drinking mead with the lord of the manor… The King as performed by Loreena McKennitt and… Read more »
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Sara Bareilles and Leslie Odom, Jr.: “Seriously”
This American Life asked Sara Bareilles to imagine what President Obama might be thinking about the current election and that horrible person, but can’t say publicly. Leslie Odom, Jr., performs the song. (There’s a lot of hatred and bitterness in the youtube comments. Skip them.)
The Last Few Days in Pictures
I finished a major revision I’ve been working on since before Halloween. Whew! I took a trip to see my parents for Mother’s Day.Here’s a blurry picture of me and my Dad in Wanamaker’s Department Store in Philly, on a very rainy day.They have a famous organ in the store. My Dad talked aboutgoing to… Read more »
Friday event reminder, and “Wait For It”
Reminder that Marie Rutkoski (as of today, a NYT best-selling author! Yay! Congrats Marie!) and I are doing an event at Harvard Book Store, Friday April 8 at 7pm. Join us if you can! And here’s a treat for you: a cover of my favorite song from the musical Hamilton, called “Wait For It.” In… Read more »
Two Songs I’m Listening to Lately — and a Local Event April 8!
Next Friday, April 8, come to the Harvard Book Store at 7PM to see Marie Rutkoski and me, in honor of the release (yesterday) of the third book in her Winner’s trilogy, The Winner’s Kiss! I expect we’ll both be reading, then chatting with each other, then chatting with you. It’ll be fun, and Marie’s… Read more »
Okay, One More
Kishi Bashi at SXSW in 2014. Also, yesterday it snowed all day, but this happened on my writing desk:
A Song for You and an Upcoming Pittsburgh Event
A Friday night song for you: Kishi Bashi, a violin, and a loop pedal in the park! The song is “Manchester” and it’s from his album 151A. Thanks to my brother outlaw Darren. :o) Also — on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 3 PM, I’ll be at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh talking about… Read more »
Two Songs
It started snowing Saturday morning, then snowed steadily until very early this morning (Tuesday). Add an additional two feet or so to the pictures I posted last week and you’ll get the idea. At some point, I started taking little videos of the scene on my street and sending them to my nieces in Florida…. Read more »
All My “All” Songs
Occasionally, when I’m not feeling picky about what I want to listen to, I’ll open up my songlist, choose a place to start, and listen alphabetically. It can create some interesting sorting results, especially when you get to a word that frequently starts song titles (like “Close/r,” “Don’t,” “Long,” “Love,” and “You,” for example…). Just… Read more »
Wonderful Article, Wonderful Song
I love Elizabeth Minkel’s article in the New Statesman, “Read whatever the hell you want: why we need a new way of talking about young adult literature.” It soothes my heartsore parts that are so tired of the condescension. Thank you, Elizabeth Minkel. Also, thanks for making me laugh when you said, “(I saw the… Read more »
