Meg Charlton’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Voyagers

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. Meg Charlton’s novel Voyagers is a debut both compelling and moving as it explores the possibilities of great friendship and extraterrestrial life. Library Journal wrote of the book: “In her debut, Charlton writes with the elegant prose, cohesive plotlines, and believable characters of a seasoned author….The feeling of uncertainty and doubt around their experience gives depth to the alien-abduction trope, making this read as a blend of sci-fi and literary fiction… Interrogating the importance of friendship, what friends owe each other, and what makes a narrative true, this novel will appeal to fans of Gabrielle Zevin who enjoy the nuance of conspiracy.” In her own words, here is Meg Charlton’s…