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Jonathan Lethem understands what being an unabashed fan feels like, and we are an unabashed, dorky fan of his many books and recent essays. When we heard that he is non-exclusively sharing some of his short stories for $1 to be reused in other works of art (films, songs, etc) and he is giving away the option to his new novel, You Don't Love Me Yet, and releasing the ancillary rights after five years, we realized he was moving even further into territory very dear to our heart. We chatted with him in advance of his appearance at the Seattle Arts and Lecture series Wednesday night.

Whenever we claim that small-town Texas five-piece Midlake sound like Fleetwood Mac minus the chicks and the excessive coke use, people always think we're saying that as an insult. Nothing could be further from the truth. We hear "Roscoe" [mp3] and think "Rhiannon," and frankly that's a good thing. In other places, the band's partly cloudy sound may recall Neil Young or Jackson Browne or basically any other folk-leaning 70s rock outfit, but for us the fuzzy guitars and the transcendent harmonies can't help but evoke the Mac. And what the hell is wrong with that? Fleetwood Mac has a lot of great songs! "Go Your Own Way" and "Say You Love Me" are undeniable!

"Go see George Colligan," our friend e-mailed from DC. "He's one of the best pianists working today."