Emerson Whitney’s Book Notes music playlist for their memoir O Mother

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. Emerson Whitney’s O Mother is a moving memoir of familial relationship. Henry Hoke wrote of the book: “Emerson Whitney is a generational talent, and O Mother is an unparalleled work of immersive memoir. Every sharply detailed, tender passage aches with the inexpressible. A reclamation of care from the devastation of this cruel country.” In their own words, here is Emerson Whitney’s Book Notes music playlist for their memoir O Mother: “Lost at Sea” — Oshima Brothers This book was written on the water in Wabanakik, Maine, and the Oshima Brothers are a staple here. There are some things we do a lot of: we wear Xtratufs or Muck Boots and Grundéns, and we go see the Oshima Brothers when…