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. Alexa Yasemin Brahme’s novel Good News is a striking debut that thoughtfully explores the confluence of youth, art, and ambition. Publishers Weekly wrote of the book: “Brahme’s appealing voice-driven debut finds Turkish art student Maggie Arif navigating a love triangle in New York City while struggling to complete an ambitious painting . . . Brahme’s character work is top notch.” In her own words, here is Alexa Yasemin Brahme’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Good News: While Good News mainly focuses on visual art, every facet of the art world has influenced the novel, and music is no exception. Though the main character is a painter, she gets her name from a fictional musician. Music…
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