Thomas and Jenny huddle up in the music nerd corner of the pub, trading recommendations for books that include music in all the best ways. We start out with a few non-fiction titles then move into novels. You'll also hear about an epic list of books including music, and a few books that didn't do as well as would have liked. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 155: Music Reading Recommendations Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: Subscribe Or listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via Stitcher Listen through Spotify Books discussed: The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The Chimes by Anna Smaill Chamber Music by Doris Grumbach An Equal Music by Vikram Seth Us Conductors by Sean Matthews The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis The Baritone wore Chiffon by Mark Schweizer The Student Conductor by Robert Ford Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty Orfeo by Richard Powers On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West Mapp and Lucia by E.F. Benson The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Pastoral by Andre Alexis Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid White Tears by Hari Kunzru Books Jenny meant to mention: Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe Other mentions: Bibliography of musical fiction A Late Quartet (film) On Chesil Beach (film) On Chesil Beach (soundtrack)  The Ensemble by Aja Gabel Compass by Mathias Enard High Fidelity by Nick Hornby Related Episodes: Episode 012 - Some Bookers and Some Madness (Orfeo) Episode 025 - Mule and Plow with guest Jason Roland (Us Conductors) Episode 044 - Of Survival and Memory with Luke Burrage (The Chimes) Episode 072 - Books Are My Bag with Sarah K (Do Not Say We Have Nothing) Episode 085 - An Acquired Taste with Thomas Otto Episode 086 - The Queen of Bailing with Shawn Mooney (The Gustav Sonata) Episode 110 - The Accidental Love Episode with Casey Stepaniuk (White Tears) Episode 144 - For the Fans with Thomas of Hogglestock Stalk us online: Jenny at Goodreads Jenny on Twitter Jenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy Thomas on Twitter Thomas at his blog, hogglestock