Morning Bites: Sarah Gerard, Depressing Music, Weyes Blood Interviewed, John Green and John Hughes, and More

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This week, Sarah Gerard’s novel Binary Star was released. Gerard was interviewed at Bustle, and assembled a playlist for Largehearted Boy.

Stig Sæterbakken on listening to depressing music.

This year’s Pazz & Jop poll results are now in the world.

The case is made for John Green as the John Hughes of a new generation.

Idris Elba is producing a trilogy of films about Edgar Allan Poe.

Tobias Carroll interviewed Weyes Blood for BOMB.

Melody Lau on Chastity Belt’s “Time to Go Home,” at Pitchfork.

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