Devon Halliday’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel To Stay, To Stay, To Stay

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. Devon Halliday’s novel To Stay, To Stay, To Stay is filled with masterful storytelling and memorable characters and is one of the year’s strongest debuts. David Haynes wrote of the book: “In this enchanting tale of small-town love, artisanal bread, and sketchy real estate, Devon Halliday explores the webs that connect us and the mysterious forces that break those webs apart. Everything and everyone in this wonderful novel is rendered with precision, wit, and uncompromising humanity.” In her own words, here is Devon Halliday’s Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel To Stay, To Stay, To Stay: When I was young, I used to create mental music videos to accompany my favorite…