In his latest novel, Songs for Other People’s Weddings, David Levithan delivers an often funny, sometimes sad, but always entertaining story about what it’s like to be a wedding singer. J is a ...

Levithan first encountered Jens Lekman while working on his novel “Wide Awake” in Sweden. A friend introduced him to Lekman’s first album (“I always listen to music while I’m writing,” he says) and ...

YA author Levithan (Another Day) collaborates with singer-songwriter Lekman for an accomplished novel about a wedding singer’s relationship troubles. J is a “bookish, folkish” Swedish ...

Already whipped through your summer reading materials? No worries. All week, Jackalope Ranch contributors will review candidates for your nightstand. Have a suggestion for us? Leave it in the comment ...