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A selection of recently published books.

A week into pandemic-induced closures, the prospect of long-haul isolation seemed unfathomable. Still, we needed something to do—not just a diversion, but an emotional necessity. And so, in late March, after tweeting a call for members to join a new virtual listening club (“like a book club, but for music”), we gathered nearly a dozen people—most of them strangers—on Zoom for our first weekly session. Our inaugural pick was The Gambler by Kenny Rogers, who’d died earlier that month. For two hours, the country legend’s 1978 release was our sole focus—no...