Slanting towards the sea and love songs

This week's newsletter focuses on a beautiful book you should read and some albums that feel like the book.

Hi friends –

As a reader of many bookish newsletters, I have seen people write about what they believe is the book of the year. And while I have a few contenders—The Great Mann by Kyra Davis Lurie, We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry, Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley, or Dominion by Addie E. Citchens, I am also adding Slanting Towards the Sea by Lid…