Rebecca Birrell’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Venus, Vanishing

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. Rebecca Birrell’s novel Venus, Vanishing is an encompassing and unsettling debut. Booklist wrote of the book: “The literary debut from art historian Birrell magnificently reimagines Jewish women’s artistic pursuits in 1930s Berlin and their world of bohemian individuality as they confront an oppressive regime that erases people, figuratively and literally. The prose, which is of high caliber, sensitively reveals the process of creation and poses questions about what artistic freedom truly means. Especially recommended for readers of Lisa Barr and Julie Orringer.” In her own words, here is Rebecca Birrell’s Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel Venus, Vanishing: It feels…

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