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9. Amanda Petrusich—It Still Moves (2008)Read about the other books on the list.
Part travelogue, part exploration of the past and future of Americana. Paste contributor Petrusich follows up her 33 1/3 book on Nick Drake by tracing a line from the Carter family and Elvis Presley to the “new, weird, hyphenated America” curated in the cartoon capital of Brooklyn. Josh Jackson
Writers Read: Amanda Petrusich.
--Marshal Zeringue