{"product_id":"lit-riffs-jonathan-lethem-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743470265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743470261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MTV Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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\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","brand":"Jonathan Lethem","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992321425663,"sku":"9780743470261","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c1c570c-a944-45a2-8217-098b3423698b.jpg?v=1683315344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lit-riffs-jonathan-lethem-9780743470261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}