David Gutowski
@largeheartedboy.bsky.social
I read and write and listen to music. A lot. Mostly in Brooklyn. Largehearted Boy is my website.
“I’m very feeling-centered in my work; you could call me a largehearted girl.”
Isabelle Correa shared a playlist for her poetry collection Portrait of a Person Who Pushes Love Away in Fear of Losing It at Largehearted Boy.
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Isabelle Correa shared a playlist for her poetry collection Portrait of a Person Who Pushes Love Away in Fear of Losing It at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/17/i...
September 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“I’m very feeling-centered in my work; you could call me a largehearted girl.”
Isabelle Correa shared a playlist for her poetry collection Portrait of a Person Who Pushes Love Away in Fear of Losing It at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/17/i...
Isabelle Correa shared a playlist for her poetry collection Portrait of a Person Who Pushes Love Away in Fear of Losing It at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/17/i...
"...this playlist is a direct reflection of what I was forced to listen to during some of the most impressionable years of my life."
Genevieve Plunkett shared a playlist for one of the year’s most impressive debut novels, The Lonely Girl's Vegetable Patch largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/g...
Genevieve Plunkett shared a playlist for one of the year’s most impressive debut novels, The Lonely Girl's Vegetable Patch largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/g...
September 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"...this playlist is a direct reflection of what I was forced to listen to during some of the most impressionable years of my life."
Genevieve Plunkett shared a playlist for one of the year’s most impressive debut novels, The Lonely Girl's Vegetable Patch largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/g...
Genevieve Plunkett shared a playlist for one of the year’s most impressive debut novels, The Lonely Girl's Vegetable Patch largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/g...
"...the book has lightness, too, because darkness and misery can be funny if you look for it, and because childhood is strange and magical and incomprehensible."
Brittany Perham shared a playlist for her memoir Executrix at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/b...
Brittany Perham shared a playlist for her memoir Executrix at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/b...
September 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"...the book has lightness, too, because darkness and misery can be funny if you look for it, and because childhood is strange and magical and incomprehensible."
Brittany Perham shared a playlist for her memoir Executrix at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/b...
Brittany Perham shared a playlist for her memoir Executrix at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/b...
“You’ll find the playlist touches grief but doesn’t stay there…”
Nina Schuyler shared a playlist for her novel Open the Floodgates at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/n...
Nina Schuyler shared a playlist for her novel Open the Floodgates at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/n...
September 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“You’ll find the playlist touches grief but doesn’t stay there…”
Nina Schuyler shared a playlist for her novel Open the Floodgates at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/n...
Nina Schuyler shared a playlist for her novel Open the Floodgates at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/n...
“Music, like writing, has helped me come to terms with the fact that pathology is what I make of it.”
Matthew Wong Foreman shared a music playlist for his debut novel Sunset at Lion Rock at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/m...
Matthew Wong Foreman shared a music playlist for his debut novel Sunset at Lion Rock at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/m...
September 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
“Music, like writing, has helped me come to terms with the fact that pathology is what I make of it.”
Matthew Wong Foreman shared a music playlist for his debut novel Sunset at Lion Rock at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/m...
Matthew Wong Foreman shared a music playlist for his debut novel Sunset at Lion Rock at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/15/m...
"The revised playlist succinctly reflects the heart of my novel—two women overcoming angst and striving toward hope with a heavy helping of family drama."
Erin Miller Reid shared a playlist for her debut novel But for Fortune at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/14/e...
Erin Miller Reid shared a playlist for her debut novel But for Fortune at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/14/e...
September 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
"The revised playlist succinctly reflects the heart of my novel—two women overcoming angst and striving toward hope with a heavy helping of family drama."
Erin Miller Reid shared a playlist for her debut novel But for Fortune at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/14/e...
Erin Miller Reid shared a playlist for her debut novel But for Fortune at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/14/e...
"In my novel, pop culture proves to be diabolical, but not so with these songs."
Camille Acker shared a playlist for her debut novel A Very Special Episode at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/c...
Camille Acker shared a playlist for her debut novel A Very Special Episode at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/c...
September 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
"In my novel, pop culture proves to be diabolical, but not so with these songs."
Camille Acker shared a playlist for her debut novel A Very Special Episode at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/c...
Camille Acker shared a playlist for her debut novel A Very Special Episode at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/c...
"My playlist is comprised of songs that soundtrack the ATLien’s journey, but also the seven years I spent writing the rest of the book..."
Marcus Wicker shared a playlist for his poetry collection Dear Mothership at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/m...
Marcus Wicker shared a playlist for his poetry collection Dear Mothership at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/m...
September 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
"My playlist is comprised of songs that soundtrack the ATLien’s journey, but also the seven years I spent writing the rest of the book..."
Marcus Wicker shared a playlist for his poetry collection Dear Mothership at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/m...
Marcus Wicker shared a playlist for his poetry collection Dear Mothership at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/09/m...
"Perhaps because at my core I am a musician and a former performing pianist who became a critic and author, I almost never listen to music when I’m writing. Music is too powerful for me."
Anthony Tommasini shared a playlist for his book Voice of a Century largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/08/a...
Anthony Tommasini shared a playlist for his book Voice of a Century largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/08/a...
September 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
"Perhaps because at my core I am a musician and a former performing pianist who became a critic and author, I almost never listen to music when I’m writing. Music is too powerful for me."
Anthony Tommasini shared a playlist for his book Voice of a Century largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/08/a...
Anthony Tommasini shared a playlist for his book Voice of a Century largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/08/a...
"Considering the role of jazz in noir, I thought to move beyond superficial aesthetic and make the genius of John Coltrane the structural engine of my protagonist’s entire world"
Andre Hardy shared a playlist for his novel Tear the City Down at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/04/a...
Andre Hardy shared a playlist for his novel Tear the City Down at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/04/a...
September 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"Considering the role of jazz in noir, I thought to move beyond superficial aesthetic and make the genius of John Coltrane the structural engine of my protagonist’s entire world"
Andre Hardy shared a playlist for his novel Tear the City Down at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/04/a...
Andre Hardy shared a playlist for his novel Tear the City Down at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/04/a...
"One of my favourite writers is Joni Mitchell. Every line is magnificent. Lay back in the darkness of the dock, and let the words spill over you."
Laurie Petrou shared a playlist for her novel The Rayburn Affair at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/03/l...
Laurie Petrou shared a playlist for her novel The Rayburn Affair at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/03/l...
September 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"One of my favourite writers is Joni Mitchell. Every line is magnificent. Lay back in the darkness of the dock, and let the words spill over you."
Laurie Petrou shared a playlist for her novel The Rayburn Affair at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/03/l...
Laurie Petrou shared a playlist for her novel The Rayburn Affair at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/03/l...
“Yearn, baby, yearn.
I wanted to make a playlist that wandered alongside my book.”
Hieu Minh Nguyen shared a playlist for his poetry collection Staying Still at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/02/h...
I wanted to make a playlist that wandered alongside my book.”
Hieu Minh Nguyen shared a playlist for his poetry collection Staying Still at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/02/h...
September 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
“Yearn, baby, yearn.
I wanted to make a playlist that wandered alongside my book.”
Hieu Minh Nguyen shared a playlist for his poetry collection Staying Still at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/02/h...
I wanted to make a playlist that wandered alongside my book.”
Hieu Minh Nguyen shared a playlist for his poetry collection Staying Still at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/02/h...
"This book is about continuing a relationship after death, about staying in conversation with someone who is no longer alive."
Emerson Whitney shared a playlist for their memoir O Mother at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/01/e...
Emerson Whitney shared a playlist for their memoir O Mother at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/01/e...
September 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
"This book is about continuing a relationship after death, about staying in conversation with someone who is no longer alive."
Emerson Whitney shared a playlist for their memoir O Mother at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/01/e...
Emerson Whitney shared a playlist for their memoir O Mother at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/09/01/e...
"What compositions might channel new kind of literary mystery where the investigator is not a detective but a sound scientist?"
Eugen Bacon shared a playlist for her novel Crimson in Quietus at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/31/e...
Eugen Bacon shared a playlist for her novel Crimson in Quietus at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/31/e...
August 31, 2026 at 9:44 AM
"What compositions might channel new kind of literary mystery where the investigator is not a detective but a sound scientist?"
Eugen Bacon shared a playlist for her novel Crimson in Quietus at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/31/e...
Eugen Bacon shared a playlist for her novel Crimson in Quietus at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/31/e...
“Music, like literature, is a form of translation – it takes the roiling surge of feeling in the human breast and converts it into sound.”
Katy Simpson Smith shared a playlist for her novel The Maltese Version at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/22/k...
Katy Simpson Smith shared a playlist for her novel The Maltese Version at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/22/k...
August 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
“Music, like literature, is a form of translation – it takes the roiling surge of feeling in the human breast and converts it into sound.”
Katy Simpson Smith shared a playlist for her novel The Maltese Version at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/22/k...
Katy Simpson Smith shared a playlist for her novel The Maltese Version at Largehearted Boy.
largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/22/k...
"In the canon of art by immigrant daughters trying their best to be worthy of love, Mitski’s 'Best American Girl' is a crown jewel..."
Malavika Kannan shared a playlist for her debut novel Unprecedented Times at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/20/m...
Malavika Kannan shared a playlist for her debut novel Unprecedented Times at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/20/m...
August 20, 2026 at 9:34 AM
"In the canon of art by immigrant daughters trying their best to be worthy of love, Mitski’s 'Best American Girl' is a crown jewel..."
Malavika Kannan shared a playlist for her debut novel Unprecedented Times at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/20/m...
Malavika Kannan shared a playlist for her debut novel Unprecedented Times at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/20/m...
"Mud on the Moon spans nearly a century and two continents, from my father's Philippines to his adopted Alaska to the America I grew up in..."
Nita Noveno shared a playlist for her memoir Mud on the Moon at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/19/n...
Nita Noveno shared a playlist for her memoir Mud on the Moon at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/19/n...
August 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"Mud on the Moon spans nearly a century and two continents, from my father's Philippines to his adopted Alaska to the America I grew up in..."
Nita Noveno shared a playlist for her memoir Mud on the Moon at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/19/n...
Nita Noveno shared a playlist for her memoir Mud on the Moon at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/19/n...
"In Precious Ugly I needed to build a music bubble around my character, Clementine—thirteen, pregnant and living in a conversion van..."
Rae Cline shared a playlist for her debut novel Precious Ugly at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/18/r...
Rae Cline shared a playlist for her debut novel Precious Ugly at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/18/r...
August 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM
"In Precious Ugly I needed to build a music bubble around my character, Clementine—thirteen, pregnant and living in a conversion van..."
Rae Cline shared a playlist for her debut novel Precious Ugly at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/18/r...
Rae Cline shared a playlist for her debut novel Precious Ugly at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/18/r...
"...sometimes, when I can’t find the right words to give to a character, I play a little song instead. And that reminds me that sometimes, there aren't any words. There is just music."
Téa Mutonji shared a playlist for her novel My Person at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/17/t...
Téa Mutonji shared a playlist for her novel My Person at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/17/t...
August 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"...sometimes, when I can’t find the right words to give to a character, I play a little song instead. And that reminds me that sometimes, there aren't any words. There is just music."
Téa Mutonji shared a playlist for her novel My Person at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/17/t...
Téa Mutonji shared a playlist for her novel My Person at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/17/t...
"Music plays a big role in the book, and it was a big part of my journey when writing the book."
P Paramita shared a playlist for her debut novel Appetite at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/14/p...
P Paramita shared a playlist for her debut novel Appetite at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/14/p...
August 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"Music plays a big role in the book, and it was a big part of my journey when writing the book."
P Paramita shared a playlist for her debut novel Appetite at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/14/p...
P Paramita shared a playlist for her debut novel Appetite at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/14/p...
"Some songs were indispensable at the start, when I had only the seed of an idea; I’d listen to them on repeat walking around the Sacramento grid to sink into the right mood for a productive insomnia."
Devyn Defoe shared a playlist for her novel Burnside at largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/d...
Devyn Defoe shared a playlist for her novel Burnside at largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/d...
August 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
"Some songs were indispensable at the start, when I had only the seed of an idea; I’d listen to them on repeat walking around the Sacramento grid to sink into the right mood for a productive insomnia."
Devyn Defoe shared a playlist for her novel Burnside at largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/d...
Devyn Defoe shared a playlist for her novel Burnside at largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/d...
“I keep a playlist going every time I’m working on a book. I play it mostly when I’m driving and the highway lulls me into a kind of waking dream where I enter the the world of the new book...”
Miciah Bay Gault shared a playlist for her novel The Nobody Code largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/m...
Miciah Bay Gault shared a playlist for her novel The Nobody Code largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/m...
August 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“I keep a playlist going every time I’m working on a book. I play it mostly when I’m driving and the highway lulls me into a kind of waking dream where I enter the the world of the new book...”
Miciah Bay Gault shared a playlist for her novel The Nobody Code largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/m...
Miciah Bay Gault shared a playlist for her novel The Nobody Code largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/11/m...
"There is no liberation without music, pure and simple."
Seb Doubinsky shared a playlist for his novel Liberation Now! at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/10/s...
Seb Doubinsky shared a playlist for his novel Liberation Now! at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/10/s...
August 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
"There is no liberation without music, pure and simple."
Seb Doubinsky shared a playlist for his novel Liberation Now! at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/10/s...
Seb Doubinsky shared a playlist for his novel Liberation Now! at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/10/s...
Reposted by David Gutowski
Just to brighten up this thread: here are five books by women that I've read recently and loved:
As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.
August 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Just to brighten up this thread: here are five books by women that I've read recently and loved:
"...the playlist I construct for each book project are songs from particular times of my life, its muscles and sinew evoke mood."
Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn shared a playlist for her essay collection I Have This Thing for Flowers at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/07/a...
Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn shared a playlist for her essay collection I Have This Thing for Flowers at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/07/a...
August 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"...the playlist I construct for each book project are songs from particular times of my life, its muscles and sinew evoke mood."
Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn shared a playlist for her essay collection I Have This Thing for Flowers at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/07/a...
Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn shared a playlist for her essay collection I Have This Thing for Flowers at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/08/07/a...