What is the best music to listen to while reading?

And what are the best specific music-book pairings? Share your favourites below to contribute to our crowdsourced playlist

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The pairing of music and literature offers a universe of possibilities. From the best songs to listen to while reading certain books, to authors’ choices as soundtracks for their writing, to music featured in books, or loved by characters: we can’t get enough of this combination.

If you’ve ever wondered what authors listen to, you will get a monthly taste in our new Guardian Books Network series, Literary Mixtapes, in partnership with Electric Literature – where writers will share the songs that inspire them to work or play.

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