Field Notes on Avoidance

by Nathan Larson, Elizabeth Sims (Editor)

Kindle Edition

Published February 25, 2026

About the author

Nathan Larson is best known as an award-winning film music composer, having created the scores for over thirty movies, such as Boys Don't Cry, Dirty Pretty Things, and Margin Call. He was deeply involved in the hardcore punk scene in Washington D.C., and in the 1990s, he was the lead guitarist for the influential prog-punk outfit Shudder to Think. THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM is his first novel, the first of three in a series. The second installment, THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, is Larsons latest work.

Larson lives in Harlem, New York City, with his wife and son.

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous photos and moving poems

I’ve long been a fan of Nate’s photography and love the images and the poetry woven throughout. I bought the book and am mesmerized every time I look through it.

[Maxfield Larson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good mix of writing and photography

Really glad I bought this book. The combination of photography and writing works so well, and it feels different from a lot of other books in this space. It has a quiet, real quality to it that pulled me in right away. You can tell a lot of care went into both the visuals and the words. Definitely worth it, and I would buy from this author again.