mixed up monday: page turner playlist
Before I dreamed of being a writer, I wanted to be a reader. Not an editor, reviewer or agent — those words weren’t even in my orbit when I was devouring FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER and A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN. And if they had been, they wouldn’t have made the mark. I didn’t want to edit, critique or promote — just let each page turn pull me deeper into another world.
And if my dream job ever lead to a promotion, it would have been to “summer reader.” My responsibilities? Diving headfirst into book after book with the wild abandon that mirrors the season at hand.
This summer, I am truly in heaven as a co-founder of theBOOKPROJECT, the book club and literary social that’s a prototype for a national movement. It’s a thrill to serve up eclectic reading experiences and see bookworms of all ages gather for raucous discussions followed by cocktails with friends old and new.
My book brain has definitely been on overdrive, and I started jotting down songs sparked by books — characters, storylines, places, authors. And then, I found added a few songs that inspired books.
The result? Pages of music that will provide you with hours of literary listening pleasure. Consider this playlist of 25 page-turning songs to be the first of many chapters to come.
Now it’s time to settle into your hammock/ beach chair/ summer relaxation spot of choice and click on the photo below to tune in. And don’t forget to grab a book.
mixed up monday: page turner playlist
Myla Goldberg {THE BEE SEASON, THE FALSE FRIEND}
The Decemberists – Song for Myla Goldberg
Eugene Henderson – HENDERSON THE RAIN KING by Saul Bellow
Holden Caufield – CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger
Green Day – Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
1984 by George Orwell
CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger
The Who – Magic Bus – Original Stereo Version
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – White Rabbit
Rhiannon – TRIAD by Mary Leader
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Leon Russell – Stranger In A Strange Land
Jacob Marley – A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Aimee Mann – Jacob Marley’s Chain
THE SHELTERING SKY by Paul Bowles
The Police – Tea In The Sahara – 2003 Stereo Remastered Version
ROCKET MAN by Ray Bradbury
Elton John – Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time)
Jack Kerouac {ON THE ROAD, DESOLATION ANGELS, BIG SUR, etc.}
10,000 Maniacs – Hey Jack Kerouac
LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Love the One You’re With
LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin
BRAVE NEW WORLD by Aldous Huxley
Jack Johnson – Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology
LEAVING LAS VEGAS by John O’Brien
Sheryl Crow – Leaving Las Vegas
Sylvia Plath {THE BELL JAR}
ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac
The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations
SWAY by Zachary Lazar
Tom Joad – GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
Bruce Springsteen – The Ghost Of Tom Joad
CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES by Penelope Farmer
The Cure – Charlotte Sometimes [Single Version]
1984 by George Orwell
LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY by J.R.R. Tolkien
GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
Mumford & Sons – Dust Bowl Dance
very cool!