David Gutowski
@largeheartedboy.bsky.social
I read and write and listen to music. A lot. Mostly in Brooklyn. Largehearted Boy is my website.
"In Bloom explores the redemptive power of friendship for a group of disenfranchised young women. It’s also a story about being the biggest Nirvana fans in THE WORLD."
Liz Allan shared a playlist of Nirvana songs for her debut novel In Bloom at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/27/l...
Liz Allan shared a playlist of Nirvana songs for her debut novel In Bloom at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/27/l...
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
"In Bloom explores the redemptive power of friendship for a group of disenfranchised young women. It’s also a story about being the biggest Nirvana fans in THE WORLD."
Liz Allan shared a playlist of Nirvana songs for her debut novel In Bloom at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/27/l...
Liz Allan shared a playlist of Nirvana songs for her debut novel In Bloom at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/27/l...
"Music can act as a time machine..."
Heather Sweeney shared a playlist for her memoir Camouflage at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/23/h...
Heather Sweeney shared a playlist for her memoir Camouflage at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/23/h...
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"Music can act as a time machine..."
Heather Sweeney shared a playlist for her memoir Camouflage at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/23/h...
Heather Sweeney shared a playlist for her memoir Camouflage at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/23/h...
"The songs refer to three different landscapes, as the novel is set between the South of Italy, London and Morocco, and are often intertwined with specific memories of my own."
Emanuela Anechoum shared a playlist for her debut novel Tangerinn at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/22/e...
Emanuela Anechoum shared a playlist for her debut novel Tangerinn at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/22/e...
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
"The songs refer to three different landscapes, as the novel is set between the South of Italy, London and Morocco, and are often intertwined with specific memories of my own."
Emanuela Anechoum shared a playlist for her debut novel Tangerinn at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/22/e...
Emanuela Anechoum shared a playlist for her debut novel Tangerinn at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/22/e...
"Charli xcx’s album Brat was released on June 7th, 2024...its angry-funny swagger seemed to mirror exactly what my protagonist Dell Danvers wanted: to be seen entirely and exactly on her own terms."
Lior Torenberg shared a playlist for her novel Just Watch Me largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/21/l...
Lior Torenberg shared a playlist for her novel Just Watch Me largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/21/l...
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
"Charli xcx’s album Brat was released on June 7th, 2024...its angry-funny swagger seemed to mirror exactly what my protagonist Dell Danvers wanted: to be seen entirely and exactly on her own terms."
Lior Torenberg shared a playlist for her novel Just Watch Me largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/21/l...
Lior Torenberg shared a playlist for her novel Just Watch Me largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/21/l...
"Music, then, is not just the cultural capital and fabric of Jean’s world, but a conduit to deeper human interaction: it is through music that Jean feels."
Madeleine Dunnigan shared a playlist for her debut novel Jean at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/13/m...
Madeleine Dunnigan shared a playlist for her debut novel Jean at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/13/m...
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"Music, then, is not just the cultural capital and fabric of Jean’s world, but a conduit to deeper human interaction: it is through music that Jean feels."
Madeleine Dunnigan shared a playlist for her debut novel Jean at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/13/m...
Madeleine Dunnigan shared a playlist for her debut novel Jean at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/13/m...
“Because I grew up in the church and sang in choirs for years, gospel music feels like home and a warm hug.”
Jodi M. Savage shared a playlist for her essay collection The Death of a Jaybird at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/02/j...
Jodi M. Savage shared a playlist for her essay collection The Death of a Jaybird at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/02/j...
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“Because I grew up in the church and sang in choirs for years, gospel music feels like home and a warm hug.”
Jodi M. Savage shared a playlist for her essay collection The Death of a Jaybird at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/02/j...
Jodi M. Savage shared a playlist for her essay collection The Death of a Jaybird at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/01/02/j...
“Years ago, I learned it helps me to have a playlist for each manuscript...“
Molly Gaudry shared a playlist for her memoir/novel Fit Into Me at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/15/m...
Molly Gaudry shared a playlist for her memoir/novel Fit Into Me at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/15/m...
December 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“Years ago, I learned it helps me to have a playlist for each manuscript...“
Molly Gaudry shared a playlist for her memoir/novel Fit Into Me at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/15/m...
Molly Gaudry shared a playlist for her memoir/novel Fit Into Me at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/15/m...
Reposted by David Gutowski
"I write, unfortunately, by feel. I can often sense there’s some connection or disruption between ideas or events or questions and so I write towards them. It’s incredibly inefficient."
Jeremy B. Jones shared a playlist for his memoir Cipher at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/09/16/j...
Jeremy B. Jones shared a playlist for his memoir Cipher at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/09/16/j...
September 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"I write, unfortunately, by feel. I can often sense there’s some connection or disruption between ideas or events or questions and so I write towards them. It’s incredibly inefficient."
Jeremy B. Jones shared a playlist for his memoir Cipher at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/09/16/j...
Jeremy B. Jones shared a playlist for his memoir Cipher at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/09/16/j...
Reposted by David Gutowski
Honored to see Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine on @largeheartedboy.bsky.social's roundup of favorite story collections in 2025, alongside great books by @juliaelliott.bsky.social, @ellomelissa.bsky.social, @egreenberg.bsky.social, and more!
Largehearted Boy's favorite short fiction collections of the year include titles by Emily Greenberg, Julia Liz Elliott, Kerry Donoghue, Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Sara Jaffe largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Honored to see Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine on @largeheartedboy.bsky.social's roundup of favorite story collections in 2025, alongside great books by @juliaelliott.bsky.social, @ellomelissa.bsky.social, @egreenberg.bsky.social, and more!
Reposted by David Gutowski
So honored to be one of @largeheartedboy.bsky.social’s favorite short story collections this year. What an amazing lineup!
Largehearted Boy's favorite short fiction collections of the year include titles by Emily Greenberg, Julia Liz Elliott, Kerry Donoghue, Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Sara Jaffe largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So honored to be one of @largeheartedboy.bsky.social’s favorite short story collections this year. What an amazing lineup!
Largehearted Boy's favorite poetry collections of the year include titles by Chet’la Sebree, Gary Jackson, Isabella DeSendi, Miller Oberman, Theodora Ziolkowski, and Yael Valencia Aldana largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Largehearted Boy's favorite poetry collections of the year include titles by Chet’la Sebree, Gary Jackson, Isabella DeSendi, Miller Oberman, Theodora Ziolkowski, and Yael Valencia Aldana largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
Largehearted Boy's favorite short fiction collections of the year include titles by Emily Greenberg, Julia Liz Elliott, Kerry Donoghue, Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Sara Jaffe largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Largehearted Boy's favorite short fiction collections of the year include titles by Emily Greenberg, Julia Liz Elliott, Kerry Donoghue, Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Sara Jaffe largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
Largehearted Boy's favorite nonfiction books of the year include titles by Jeannie Vanasco, Melissa Fraterrigo, Rasheedah Phillips, Giaae Kwon, A. Kendra Greene, and jesse james rose largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Largehearted Boy's favorite nonfiction books of the year include titles by Jeannie Vanasco, Melissa Fraterrigo, Rasheedah Phillips, Giaae Kwon, A. Kendra Greene, and jesse james rose largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
My favorite novels of 2025 include titles by Adelaide Faith, Paula Bomer, Zoe Dubno, Sebastian Castillo, Maggie Su, Isaac Fellman, Erica Peplin, Dennard Dayle, Emily Hunt Kivel, Cynthia Weiner, Colwill Brown, and Ariel Courage largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My favorite novels of 2025 include titles by Adelaide Faith, Paula Bomer, Zoe Dubno, Sebastian Castillo, Maggie Su, Isaac Fellman, Erica Peplin, Dennard Dayle, Emily Hunt Kivel, Cynthia Weiner, Colwill Brown, and Ariel Courage largeheartedboy.com/2025/12/07/l...
"I don’t listen to music when I write, because I need total silence to hear my own thoughts, but playlists are still an essential part of my writing process"
Nikkitha Bakshani shared a playlist for her debut novel Ghost Chilli at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/23/n...
Nikkitha Bakshani shared a playlist for her debut novel Ghost Chilli at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/23/n...
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"I don’t listen to music when I write, because I need total silence to hear my own thoughts, but playlists are still an essential part of my writing process"
Nikkitha Bakshani shared a playlist for her debut novel Ghost Chilli at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/23/n...
Nikkitha Bakshani shared a playlist for her debut novel Ghost Chilli at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/23/n...
Once again, I am aggregating essential and interesting year-end "best of 2025" book lists at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/17/e...
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Once again, I am aggregating essential and interesting year-end "best of 2025" book lists at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/17/e...
"My collection, The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories, has an unusual structure – nine linked stories set in nine Chicago neighborhoods – and unusual range."
Barry Pearce shared a playlist for his story collection The Plan of Chicago at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/16/b...
Barry Pearce shared a playlist for his story collection The Plan of Chicago at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/16/b...
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"My collection, The Plan of Chicago: A City in Stories, has an unusual structure – nine linked stories set in nine Chicago neighborhoods – and unusual range."
Barry Pearce shared a playlist for his story collection The Plan of Chicago at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/16/b...
Barry Pearce shared a playlist for his story collection The Plan of Chicago at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/16/b...
"This is the soundtrack of my fictional rendition of growing up fatherless in Florida and, later, of raising a son in Southern California."
Randy Moffett shared a playlist for his debut novel Only Son at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/15/k...
Randy Moffett shared a playlist for his debut novel Only Son at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/15/k...
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"This is the soundtrack of my fictional rendition of growing up fatherless in Florida and, later, of raising a son in Southern California."
Randy Moffett shared a playlist for his debut novel Only Son at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/15/k...
Randy Moffett shared a playlist for his debut novel Only Son at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/15/k...
“Cursed Daughters is a story that begins in the mid-'90s in Nigeria and ends in present-day Nigeria, and music was one of the tools I used to anchor the characters in their different eras.”
Oyinkan Braithwaite shared a playlist for her novel Cursed Daughters largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/13/o...
Oyinkan Braithwaite shared a playlist for her novel Cursed Daughters largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/13/o...
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“Cursed Daughters is a story that begins in the mid-'90s in Nigeria and ends in present-day Nigeria, and music was one of the tools I used to anchor the characters in their different eras.”
Oyinkan Braithwaite shared a playlist for her novel Cursed Daughters largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/13/o...
Oyinkan Braithwaite shared a playlist for her novel Cursed Daughters largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/13/o...
"...it’s a Great Black Swamp-adjacent list. Songs that evoke the vibe of this dangerous, deadly, forgotten wasteland, and the unbelievable story of its deforestation."
Patrick Wensink shared a playlist for his book The Great Black Swamp at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/12/p...
Patrick Wensink shared a playlist for his book The Great Black Swamp at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/12/p...
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"...it’s a Great Black Swamp-adjacent list. Songs that evoke the vibe of this dangerous, deadly, forgotten wasteland, and the unbelievable story of its deforestation."
Patrick Wensink shared a playlist for his book The Great Black Swamp at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/12/p...
Patrick Wensink shared a playlist for his book The Great Black Swamp at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/12/p...
"Like many debuts, People With No Charisma is a partly autobiographical coming-of-age story...autobiographical in terms of theme, and the protagonist’s disco outfit."
Jente Posthuma & Sarah Timmer Harvey shared a playlist for the novel People with No Charisma largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/10/j...
Jente Posthuma & Sarah Timmer Harvey shared a playlist for the novel People with No Charisma largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/10/j...
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Like many debuts, People With No Charisma is a partly autobiographical coming-of-age story...autobiographical in terms of theme, and the protagonist’s disco outfit."
Jente Posthuma & Sarah Timmer Harvey shared a playlist for the novel People with No Charisma largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/10/j...
Jente Posthuma & Sarah Timmer Harvey shared a playlist for the novel People with No Charisma largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/10/j...
"I wish I had a magic wand to wave over the compositions listed here, plucking and splicing the relevant phrase or movement from each..."
@dianebotnick.bsky.social shared a playlist for her debut novel Becoming Sarah at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/09/d...
@dianebotnick.bsky.social shared a playlist for her debut novel Becoming Sarah at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/09/d...
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"I wish I had a magic wand to wave over the compositions listed here, plucking and splicing the relevant phrase or movement from each..."
@dianebotnick.bsky.social shared a playlist for her debut novel Becoming Sarah at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/09/d...
@dianebotnick.bsky.social shared a playlist for her debut novel Becoming Sarah at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/09/d...
"‘The Hills are Alive’ tinkles away under the opening of my second memoir, Hitler and My Mother-in-Law, part of which takes place in Berchtesgaden..."
Terese Scvoboda shared a playlist for her memoir Hitler and My Mother-in-Law at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/06/t...
Terese Scvoboda shared a playlist for her memoir Hitler and My Mother-in-Law at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/06/t...
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"‘The Hills are Alive’ tinkles away under the opening of my second memoir, Hitler and My Mother-in-Law, part of which takes place in Berchtesgaden..."
Terese Scvoboda shared a playlist for her memoir Hitler and My Mother-in-Law at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/06/t...
Terese Scvoboda shared a playlist for her memoir Hitler and My Mother-in-Law at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/06/t...
"Another Bone-Swapping Event tells the story of an unlikely year when I found myself stuck, due to Peru’s draconian lockdown, in the jungles of the upper Amazon."
Brad Fox shared a playlist for his book Another Bone-Swapping Event at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/05/b...
Brad Fox shared a playlist for his book Another Bone-Swapping Event at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/05/b...
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"Another Bone-Swapping Event tells the story of an unlikely year when I found myself stuck, due to Peru’s draconian lockdown, in the jungles of the upper Amazon."
Brad Fox shared a playlist for his book Another Bone-Swapping Event at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/05/b...
Brad Fox shared a playlist for his book Another Bone-Swapping Event at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/05/b...
"Like my stories, the songs are pulled from a lot of different genres and time periods."
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Like my stories, the songs are pulled from a lot of different genres and time periods."
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...
Emily Mitchell shared a playlist for her story collection The Church of Divine Electricity at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/04/e...