The soundtrack

The Music

Songs carried from a terrace above the Ionian through thirty years of life. Two playlists are on the way: the complete soundtrack, and the author's top fifteen.

The complete soundtrack

Every song referenced in the novel, in story order.

Spotify playlist coming soon

The author’s top fifteen

Fifteen songs that carry the book from Corfu to New Orleans.

Spotify playlist coming soon

Chapter by chapter

The Songs of The Question

Every song and album that plays somewhere in the novel, in the order the chapters arrive. Songs credited to Marvin Hill are written inside the story.

Click any song to discover how it fits into the book, read the author’s commentary, and rate the choice from 1 to 10.

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Music fromThe Question