Alma Katsu’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Incarnate 0 ▲ Largehearted Boy 52 days ago · 6 min read1247 words · Writing · hide · Fediverse post 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. Alma Katsu’s novel Incarnate is a chilling modern take on the Faustian bargain for fame. Booklist wrote of the book: “A deal with the devil is reworked for the online age, with a healthy dose of body horror joining AI. The combination makes the story uniquely terrifying.” In her own words, here is Alma Katsu’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Incarnate: If you read the playlist for my last novel, Fiend, you already know that I rarely listen to music when I’m writing. I’d vowed to change that and… erm, I haven’t. But I will. I promise. My new novel, Incarnate, is story about a Faustian bargain made by a young woman who wants to be a breakout success on social media. It’s… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
