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Book Notes - Greg Olear ("Totally Killer") - Largehearted Boy

In his own words, here is Greg Olear's Book Notes music playlist for his debut novel, Totally Killer:

When I met my Harpers editor, Jen Schulkind, for the first time, I brought her a compilation CD called Todd’s Totally Killer Mix. This was, supposedly, a mix tape Todd Lander, the narrator of my novel Totally Killer, made for the love of his life, Taylor Schmidt, in November of 1991.

Here, then, are the songs on Todd’s Totally Killer Mix. Taken together, they not only evoke the mood of the ’91 East Village, but also adumbrate the plot of the book:

"Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now" The Smiths

I was looking for a job / And then I found a job / And heaven knows, I’m miserable now. ‘Nuf said.