Annalina asked Jennifer Egan:

Given the music-focus in A Visit from the Goon Squad what status does music hold in your own life and has your perception of and relationship with music and the music industry changed after writing the novel?

Jennifer Egan Hi Annalina, this answer is coming two years late--so sorry! I stopped looking at Goodreads for a period, and hope you are still on here! Interestingly, I'm not really a "music person," in that I don't know much about the industry and am not myself a musician. I listen to all music, whether classical or indie rock, with an ear toward structure, and an openness to how I might use a particular music structure in fiction. My new novel, THE CANDY HOUSE, employs very different musical structures than GOON SQUAD, and is not explicitly *about* music in the way that GOON SQUAD is. But thoughts about musical structure were equally important in the creation of the new book, which takes place in the same world as GOON SQUAD and involves many of the same characters. Huge thanks for reading and so sorry for the ridiculous lag-time! All best, Jenny

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