{"product_id":"lit-riffs-9780743470261","title":"Lit Riffs","description":"Following in the footsteps of the late great Lester Bangs -- the most revered and irreverent of rock 'n' roll critics -- twenty-four celebrated writers have penned stories inspired by great songs. Just as Bangs cast new light on a Rod Stewart classic with his story \"Maggie May,\" about a wholly unexpected connection between an impressionable young man and an aging, alcoholic hooker, the diverse, electrifying stories here use songs as a springboard for a form dubbed the lit riff. \u003cbr\u003e Alongside Bangs's classic work, you'll find stories by J.T. LeRoy, who puts a recovering teenage drug abuser in a dentist's chair with nothing but the Foo Fighters's \"Everlong\" -- blaring through the P.A. -- to fight the pain; Jonathan Lethem, whose narrator looks back on his lost innocence just as an extramarital affair careens to an end -- this to the tune \"Speeding Motorcycle\" as recorded by Yo La Tengo; and Jennifer Belle, who envisions a prequel to Paul Simon's \"Graceland\" -- one that takes place at a children's birthday party replete with a real live kangaroo. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith original contributions from Tom Perrotta, Nelson George, Amanda Davis, Lisa Tucker, Aimee Bender, Darin Strauss, and many more -- riffing on everyone from Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen to the White Stripes, Cat Power, and Bob Marley -- this is both an astounding collection of short stories and an extraordinary experiment in words and music. \u003cbr\u003e Soundtrack available from Saturation Acres Music \u0026amp; Recording Co.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Lethem, Tom Perrotta, Lester Bangs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MTV Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743470261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2004 pg. 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2004 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 1702\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Perrotta is the bestselling author of ten works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eElection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were made into critically acclaimed movies, and \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Fletcher\u003c\/i\u003e, which were both adapted into HBO series. He lives outside Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTouré is an author who has published six books, including \u003ci\u003eI Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Post-Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. He was a TV host at MSNBC, MTV, and BET, and a correspondent at CNN. He hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eTouré Show\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. Follow his Instagram @Toure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Miele\u003c\/b\u003e created and developed the idea for \u003ci\u003eLit Riffs\u003c\/i\u003e in order to reinvent the musical experience through literature. While a literary agent with John Hawkins \u0026amp; Associates, Inc., he handpicked the hippest and most celebrated storytellers of our time to imaginatively compose stories inspired by songs. \u003cbr\u003ePrior to his publishing career, Miele wrote and directed the feature film \u003ci\u003eEverything's Jake\u003c\/i\u003e -- due for release in fall 2004, starring Ernie Hudson, Graeme Malcolm, Debbie Allen, Robin Givens, and Lou Rawls -- and was a sound designer\/music composer for film and television. \u003cbr\u003eMiele recently founded and is current host of the Manhattan Concert Club (MCC), a subscription-based, ten-concert series presenting intimate, acoustic performances by the world's most renowned recording artists in a wide variety of Manhattan's most unique and treasured settings. Miele hopes that every MCC Concert will reflect to true music enthusiasts what the inception of the \"Lit Riff\" and this groundbreaking collection ultimately will reflect as well -- a renewed celebration of and appreciation for great music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeil Strauss is an award-winning \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone \u003c\/i\u003eeditor, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e columnist, and writer\/cowriter of eight \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling books including \u003ci\u003eThe Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Truth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MTV Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40767999213683,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_94ba7d03-e90a-45a9-b8d4-84c2250651b2.jpg?v=1679664264","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/lit-riffs-9780743470261","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}