Yes, but does YOUR office have an orange refrigerator full of Penguin Classics?
Novel Songs
A Terned Production
Playlists torn from the pages of paperbacks.
10-11 AM Saturdays on WMFO.

Ablutions by Patrick deWitt on Novel Songs

Illustration by René Maldonado
A Listening Companion
Seaside Bar Song - Bruce Springsteen
Alabama Song - The Doors
Bar Italia - Pulp
After Hours - The Velvet Underground
Lived in Bars - Cat Power
Dancing With the Women At the Bar - Whiskeytown
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts - Bob Dylan
Loretta - Lyle Lovett
Barroom Girls - Gillian Welch
Dizzy - Tommy Row (request)
The Swell Season - Drive All Night ft. Jake Clemons
Clarence Clemons’ Nephew Jake Clemons Joins the E Street Band
Staring at The Sun by Julian Barnes on Novel Songs

Illustration by René Maldonado
A Listening Companion
Staring At The Sun - TV on the Radio
Fighter Pilot - John Cale
You & Eye - David Byrne
All Your Sisters - Mazzy Star
Airplane - The Beach Boys
Aeroplane - The Everybodyfields
Steam Powered Aeroplane - John Hartford & The Hartford Stringband
Staring At The Sun - U2
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Occupy Wall Street Library Sending Books to Tucson
I’m disappointed that this actually happened in Tucson public schools and hope actions like these raise awareness about the situation, but it will mostly be symbolic. The kids who want to read these books have free access to them outside of schools in public libraries. The problem is that the books won’t be taught and the majority of the students who don’t read outside of school but could be encouraged to read through characters they could relate to still won’t be exposed. Some of the “banned books,” like The Tempest, make absolutely no sense and barely fit the arbitrary guidelines.
The Occupy Wall Street Library and Occupy Tuscon are raising funds to redistribute books that have been removedfrom Tucson Unified School District.Last year, Arizona passed the controversial H.B. 2281, a bill banning school curriculum “designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.” Along with the bill, a number of ethnic studies books have been removed from school district shelves (list follows below).
Check it out: “Acting in solidarity with OccupyTucson and the students, parents, and teachers of the Tucson Unified School District we are going send copies of the banned texts to Tucson for distribution. Lots of copies. As many copies as we can find and buy. We respect the rights of authors and publishers, so all copies will be completely legally purchased though an independent bookseller or directly from the publisher. Donations of the these texts are, of course, welcomed. We’ll be collecting funds via the WePay link on this page. Any amount will be gladly welcomed and all donations will go toward the purchase of books or shipping books.”
(Source: thelifeguardlibrarian)
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck on Novel Songs

Illustration by René Maldonado
A Listening Companion
Vino, Dinero y Amor - Elvis Presley
Bluebird Wine - Rodney Crowell
I Ain’t Drunk - Albert Collins
Down Among the Wine and Spirits - Elvis Costello
Hallelujah I’m a Bum! - Utah Phillips
Drunkard’s Special - Coley Jones
I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home - David Frizzell
Stop Drinking - Van Morisson
Drink to Me, Babe, Then - AC Newman
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me) - Paul McCartney
I Drink - Mary Gauthier
(Source: allergictosociety, via capucha)
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells on Novel Songs

Illustration by René Maldonado
A Listening Companion
Man Out of Time - Elvis Costello
This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
Submarine Dream - The Apples in Stereo
Time Travel is Lonely - John Vanderslice
Daylight - Viva Voce
Nothing But Flowers - Talking Heads
This Fire - Franz Ferdinand
My Little Friend - Elvis Presley
Good Fortune - PJ Harvey
Up There Down There - Patti Smith