Recs if you like Play It As It Lays...

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

for those who don't conform to the norm.

Lives of outsiders rendered in sharp prose style. Descendants of Shelley, the Brontes, and Woolf; forebears to 'Weird Girl Lit'. Title refers to the authors, the subjects of the work may not always be women. Focused on novels published between WW2 and 9/11, with a few memoirs and short story collections.

A list of books I have come across when looking for books that fit this theme. Please leave a comment if there is something I should add.

classic & modern classic literature by women. limiting myself to one book per author. please let me know who i've missed!

I know there are already several lists with a California theme, but I am hoping this acts as a syllabus of sorts for books that deal with the core myth, history, violence, dream, and contradiction of California. Suggestions are welcome!

Based on the HRCYED 3.0 prompt! Books with weather or natural disasters/phenomena on the cover (at least one version), including: rain, storms, lightning, clouds, snowfall, fog, sunshine, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis.

Not an exhaustive list - feel free to suggest titles! I tried to keep it more focused on books that fit the prompt but would be harder to find (i.e. ones that don't have the key words in the title).

Read and reviewed. Shared on his ig stories/ socials.

Books where apathy, disengagement, and idleness are central themes.

Time Magazine’s All-Time Best 100 English Language Novels from 1923 to 2005 as published in 2005.

Books that Hudson has mentioned in interviews to try to understand his brain a little bit more 😹

(starting list taken from @hudsonwfiles on Instagram)

books olivia has talked about, posted, or was seen reading!

Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013

I will keep this updated if he gives more!

deep in the feels, experiencing life and all of its ennui, questioning the meaning of existence, the cosmic outline and confines of the world, and wondering if anything is actually real, and, if it is, why does any of it matter?

Time Magazine’s compilation of the 100 best novels published since 1923.

(101 because “The Berlin Stories” is an omnibus of “Mr Norris Changes Trains” and “Goodbye To Berlin.”)

MUNA wrote the song it gets so hot. And these are books that feel like that song. Literally and metaphorically.

The sun or summer or heatwave is a character or an oppressive force. Or the city of LA is a character or an oppressive force or a key setting. Or a combo of both. Or it’s a book MUNA have recommended. Or it’s just a bit steamy 🥵

A collection of books about people who are lost inside themselves. Alienated, detached, depressed, searching, unraveling or simply trying to figure out what the hell it means to be alive.

Books mentioned in his songs, Conan has read or books mentioning his songs.

Too rare to die.