In this episode, we talk with prolific reader and accomplished musician Evan Stephens Hall from the band Pinegrove. We discuss his top books of the year and go through a few of our own favorite reading experiences from 2022.
 
Here is the David Foster Wallace & Richard Powers Q&A we mention. 
 
And here is the reading poriton of that event that begins with DFW talking about the “brick” in his pocket.
 
The Pinegrove songs featured in this episode are Alaska and Habitat. 
Thank you to Rough Trade Records, Pinegrove and Evan Stephens Hall for permission. 
 
Here are our Concavity Show Best Songs of 2022 playlists:
 
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/best-of-2022/pl.u-EdAVv5dCaMJB7j
 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BwuTDJq2LoU8ZzdSDXSK5?si=052f5d25ed514b43
 
Evan, top books mentioned:
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines (Gaines stamp!)
Morality Play by Barry Unsworth
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Public Library by Ali Smith (and Autumn!)
Breaking and Entering by Joy WIlliams 
Leave Society by Tao Lin 
 
Dave, top books mentioned: 
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyaasi
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Autoportrait by Jesse Ball
Liberation Day by George Saunders
 
Matt, top books read this year:
Robert Crews by Thomas Berger
Literary Alchemist by Steve Paul
We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper 
Airport Music by Mark Tardi
Zol by REYoung
 
Evan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evanstephenshall/
Pinegrove website: https://pinegroveband.com/
 
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