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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