One: For Jacket Copy, some thoughts on fictional bands. Among the works discussed: Ben Greenman’s Please Step Back, Joe Pernice’s It Feels So Good When I Stop, Jonathan Lethem’s You Don’t Love Me Yet, Annie Proulx’s “Heart Songs,” and Camden Joy’s Boy Island.
Two: For Dusted, some thoughts on Forest Fire’s Survival.
Three: For Flavorwire, some thoughts on the rock & roll novel, and six examples ranging from Tony O’Neill to Rick Moody. Hat tip to Molly Templeton for turning me on to one of the six books in question.