22 mixes taggedliterary

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

A romantic tragedy about a certain pair of star-crossed lovers brought to you in an unusual form, by different voices. Not exactly depicting the original, but each of the 18 tracks signify something from the original (if possibly in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek, darkly humorous manner), including prologue and epilogue. Feel free to guess what each represents, brush up on some Shakespeare, or just enjoy the music.

"Then I defy you, stars."

Inspired by Hamlet, this is for when you want to don an inky cloak and contemplate the nature of life and death.

"Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love."

Eight tracks including music by Angela Lansbury, Gary Jules and Gavin Rossdale. Inspired by Alex Flinn's novel, Beastly.

Eight tracks including music by Animal Collective, Billy Boy On Poison and Blink-182. Based on the novel by Pittacus Lore (James Frey).

Ten tracks including music by A Weather, Band Of Horses and Fleet Foxes.

may the odds be ever in your favor

Fanmix for Ellen Kushner's novel "The Fall of the Kings."

Ten tracks including music by Bright Eyes, Hall & Oates and Manchester Orchestra. Inspired by The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Songs about writing, creativity, and what it means to be a writer. Eight tracks including music by Slaid Cleaves, Soltero, and The Decemberists.

Nine tracks including music by Autolux, Bishop Allen and Blink 182.

Two tracks from an album named "With Love and Squalor" - let's all raise a glass of our beverage to an author that redefined angst.

Ten tracks including music by Badly Drawn Boy, Bright Eyes and The Dead Weather, inspired by the stories in Miranda July's collection of shorts.

Eight tracks including music by Beulah, Bright Eyes and Death Cab for Cutie. Inspired by Gary Shteyngart's novel

it takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.

eleven tracks including music by A Weather, Coldplay and Death Cab for Cutie.

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