Anna Dorn’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel American Spirits

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Anna Dorn’s novel American Spirits is smart and entertaining and filled with characters that will haunt you long after finishing the book. Kirkus wrote of the book: “The music writing in this book is outstanding, including intriguing real-world references and annotated playlists that will make you grateful for your streaming service. Dorn has a profound understanding of the relationship between an artist and her work . . . Nuanced characters, lively writing, and a heaping helping of bad behavior make the pages fly.” In her own words, here is Anna Dorn’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel American Spirits: I am so happy to be making my fifth Largehearted Boy playlist! I was looking back at…