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Lindsey Danis’s Book Notes music playlist for their book (Out) On the Road: The Radical Joy of Queer Travel
Stephen O’Connor’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel We Want So Much to Be Ourselves
Chantel Acevedo’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Cages
Cinelle Barnes’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir A Way Home
Deb Olin Unferth’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Earth 7
Ed Simon’s Book Notes music playlist for his book American Elegy
Ross McMeekin’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Pepperleaf
Nicholas Goodly’s Book Notes music playlist for his poetry collection Star Power
Hillary Behrman’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Lake Effect
Natalie Adler’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Waiting on a Friend
Nin Andrews’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Son of a Bird
Cat Fitzpatrick’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Dinner Party
Hugh Ryan’s Book Notes music book for his book My Bad
Amy Crider’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Catching an Orange
Caitlin Shetterly’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Gulf of Lions
Rebecca Chace’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Talking to the Wolf
Nick Cutter’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel The Dorians
Chad Anderson’s Book Notes music playlist for his graphic memoir Gay Mormon Dad
Eric Beck Rubin’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Ten Clear Days
TJ Fuller’s Book Notes music playlist for his story collection Some Stupid Glow
Patrick Cottrell’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit
Geoffrey D. Morrison’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel The Coffin of Honey
Dimitry Elias Léger’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Death of the Soccer God
Sam Beckbessinger’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Femme Feral
Jeff Miller’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Temporary Palaces
Madeline Vosch’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Undead
Sara Lippmann’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Hidden River
Alexa Yasemin Brahme’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Good News
Kyle McCarthy’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Immersions
Ana Kinsella’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Frida Slattery As Herself
Andrew Dana Hudson’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Absence
Alicia Kennedy’s Book Notes music playlist for her book On Eating
Anna Badkhen’s Book Notes music playlist for her essay collection To See Beyond
Ananda Devi’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel All Flesh
James Ciano’s Book Notes music playlist for his poetry collection The Committee of Men
Candice Wuehle’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Ultranatural
Helen Benedict’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Soldier’s House
Ramona Ausubel’s Book Notes music playlist for her book Unstuck
Bonnie Friedman’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Don’t Stop
Anna Dorn’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel American Spirits
Eric LeMay’s Book Notes music playlist for his essay collection The First 649 Days
Zach Powers’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel The Migraine Diaries
Pamela Ryder’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Daybreak Birdsong Always Wakes Him
Luke Goebel’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Kill Dick
Edward Salem’s Book Notes music playlist for his poetry collection Intifadas
Morgan Day’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Oldest Bitch Alive
Eleanor Lerman’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection King the Wonder Dog
Stephanie Weaver’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Bitter, Sweet
Ed Lin’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel The Dead Can’t Make a Living
Anna Zumbahlen’s Book Notes music playlist for her poetry collection Surety
Patricia Henley’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Apple & Palm
Sean Murphy’s Book Notes music playlist for his poetry collection red, white, and blues
Deanne Stillman’s Book Notes music playlist for her book Twentynine Palms
Lisa Lee’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel American Han
Elizabeth Zaleski’s Book Notes music playlist for her essay collection The Trouble with Loving Poets
Alicia Jo Rabins’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir When We’re Born We Forget Everything
Jake Skeets’s Book Notes music playlist for his poetry collection Horses
Matthew Pitt’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Tear Here
Stephen Policoff’s Book Notes music playlist for his memoir A Ribbon For Your Hair
Ailsa Ross’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Hovel
Kelly Krumrie’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Concentric Macroscope
Luke Kennard’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Black Bag
Wayne Koestenbaum’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel My Lover, the Rabbi
Casey Scieszka’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Fountain
Angela Woodward’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Afterlife
Kim Samek’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection I Am the Ghost Here
Avery Curran’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Spoiled Milk
Lisa Unger’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Served Him Right
Jung Yun’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel All the World Can Hold
Jan Saenz’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel 200 Monas
Jack Balderrama Morley’s Book Notes music playlist for his book Dream Facades
Timothy J. Hillegonds’s Book Notes music playlist for his memoir And You Will Call It Fate
Kim Fu’s Book Notes music playlist for their novel The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts
Frances Crawford’s Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel A Bad, Bad Place
Sarah Bruni’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Mass Mothering
Ron Pullins’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Dollartorium
Andrew Krivak’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Mule Boy
Brian Platzer’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel The Optimists
Jennifer Maritza McCauley’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Neon Steel
Lillian Li’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Bad Asians
Jess Shannon’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Cleaner
Kevin Smokler’s Book Notes music playlist for his book Break the Frame
Rahul Bhattacharya’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Railsong
Kristine Langley Mahler’s Book Notes music playlist for her essay collection Teen Queen Training
Lynette D’Amico’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir-in-essays Men I Hate
Yah Yah Scholfield’s Book Notes music playlist for their novel On Sundays She Picked Flowers
Avery Irons’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Belonging to the Air
Burnside Soleil’s Book Notes music playlist for his poetry collection Berceuse Parish
Kim Merrill’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Red Girl Jumping
Lisa Slage Robinson’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Esquire Ball
Toni Ann Johnson’s Book Notes music playlist for her short fiction collection But Where’s Home?
Emily Nemens’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Clutch
Justin C. Key’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel The Hospital at the End of the World
Lauren Sanders’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Kamikaze Lust
Margaret Hutton’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel If You Leave
Larissa Pham’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Discipline
Liz Allan’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel In Bloom
Heather Sweeney’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Camouflage
Emanuela Anechoum’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Tangerinn
Lior Torenberg’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Just Watch Me
Madeleine Dunnigan’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Jean
Jodi M. Savage’s Book Notes music playlist for her essay collection The Death of a Jaybird
Molly Gaudry’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir/novel Fit Into Me
Largehearted Boy’s Favorite Short Fiction Collections of 2025
Largehearted Boy’s Favorite Poetry Collections of 2025
Largehearted Boy favorite nonfiction books of 2025
Largehearted Boy’s favorite novels of 2025
Tod Goldberg’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Only Way Out
Nikkitha Bakshani’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Ghost Chilli
Essential and Interesting “Best Books of 2025” Lists
Barry Pearce’s Book Notes music playlist for his story collection The Plan of Chicago
Kevin Moffett’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Only Son
Oyinkan Braithwaite’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Cursed Daughters
Patrick Wensink’s Book Notes music playlist for his book The Great Black Swamp
Michael Chabon’s playlist for Ann Packer’s novel Some Bright Nowhere
Jente Posthuma and Sarah Timmer Harvey’s Book Notes music playlist for the novel People with No Charisma
Diane Botnick’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Becoming Sarah
Terese Svoboda’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Hitler and My Mother-in-Law
Brad Fox’s Book Notes music playlist for his book Another Bone-Swapping Event
Emily Mitchell’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity
Kelly Foster Lundquist’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Beard
Hannah Beer’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel I Make My Own Fun
Hayden Casey’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel A Harvest of Furies
Jason Diamond’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Kaplan’s Plot
Catherine Newman’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Wreck
Sara Jaffe’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Hurricane Envy
Erin Somers’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Ten Year Affair
Maddie Ballard’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Patchwork
Delaney Nolan’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Happy Bad
Jesse James Rose’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir sorry i keep crying during sex
Bill Hillmann’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel White Flight
Beth Rooney and Kathleen Rooney’s Book Notes music playlist for their children’s book Leaf Town Forever
Anna North’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Bog Queen
Ken Liu’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel All That We See or Seem
Anbara Salam’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Salvage
Laura Venita Green’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Sister Creatures
Tamar Shapiro’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Restitution
Lisa Borders’ Book Notes music playlist for her novel Last Night at the Disco
Kristina Ten’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine
Patrick Ryan’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Buckeye
David Haynes’s Book Notes music playlist for his story collection Martha’s Daughter
Deena ElGenaidi’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Dust Settles North
Jeannie Vanasco’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir A Silent Treatment
E. Y. Zhao’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Underspin
Mahreen Sohail’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Small Scale Sinners
Grady Chambers’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Great Disasters
M.L. Rio’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Hot Wax
Samantha Browning Shea’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Marrow
Mo Daviau’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Epic and Lovely
Ilana Masad’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Beings
Lauren Morrow’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Little Movements
Chet’la Sebree’s Book Notes music playlist for her poetry collection Blue Opening
Heidi Seaborn’s Book Notes music playlist for her poetry collection tic tic tic