Jonathan Lethem's Favorite Songs in Elle Magazine

Jonathan Lethem, bestselling novelist whose work is saturated with references to pop music (and who visits us on the portentous date of 9/11), lists his favorite songs in the recent issue of Elle magazine, including songs that served as inspiration in writing his new, critically-acclaimed novel, Dissident Gardens.

http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/reviews/jonathan-lethem-playlist

Among the songs is the 1961 "Talkin' Hava Nagila Blues" by a young Bob Dylan (still Robert Zimmerman, pictured here).

Listen to it here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rwrSGPd4ZE

For more on Lethem's upcoming visit to Albany visit:  http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/lethem_jonathan13.html