Patrick Cottrell’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit

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, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Patrick Cottrell’s novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit s tender and funny and pitch-perfect, another literary gem from one of our most talented authors. BookPage wrote of the book: “Afternoon Hours of a Hermit has the same dizzying creative energy that propelled Michael Chabon’s classic sophomore novel, Wonder Boys… remarkably gripping, full of humor and unexpected twists. This striking novel cements Cottrell as a true rising star of the literary moment.” In his own words, here is Patrick Cottrell’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit: When I was in high school in the late nineties, I chipped my front tooth on a piece of ice. My front tooth turned gray. My mother…