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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, Hanif Abdurraqib, Andrew Sean Greer, Roxane Gay, and many others. Miciah Bay Gault’s The Nobody Code is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel. Booklist wrote of the book: “Folklore, motherhood, and sins of the past collide in this multifaceted novel. . . . Gault’s plot is compelling at its core and even potentially polarizing. The questions it raises are sure to inspire conversation, making it a good choice for book groups.” In her own words, here is Miciah Bay Gault’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Nobody Code: “Friday I’m in Love” by Yo La Tengo I keep a playlist going every time I’m working on a book. I play it mostly when I’m driving and the highway lulls me into a kind of waking dream where I enter the the world of the new book…

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