![]() ![]() ![]() The first time I ever saw her was on a stage, which has always felt to me like a metaphor for the distance you have to bridge when you’re falling in love, especially with another artist. I grew up going to house shows and all ages venues in Portland, Oregon and my wife is a musician who has played guitar and drums in bands since she was a teenaged punk. The novelist Andrea Lawlor recently described Body Grammar as having “that indie rock frisson,” which delighted me, and this playlist reflects that. The novel is set against the backdrop of both the international modeling world and the Pacific Northwest indie music scene, both of which were influential in my own coming of age. Most of the novel’s characters are coming of age into something - their artistic identity, their gender, their selfhood after loss. My debut novel Body Grammar is about a genderqueer teenager, Lou, navigating first love, grief, and her own creative path. In her own words, here is Jules Ohman's Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel Body Grammar: Ohman captures the uncertainties of early adulthood and queer love with a clear eye. ![]() Jules Ohman's novel Body Grammar is a moving and captivating debut. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. ![]()
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