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April 20, 2023 (April 19, 2023)

Q&A with Howard Pollack, author of SAMUEL BARBER

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Howard Pollack, author of Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   For all my artist biographies, […]

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March 1, 2023 (February 28, 2023)

Free E-book Giveaway: UNLIKELY ANGEL

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March’s free e-book is here! Check out Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton by Lydia R. Hamessley before the month is over!  Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and […]

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January 13, 2023 (October 12, 2022)

Q&A with Robert W. Cherny, author of HARRY BRIDGES

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Robert W. Cherny, author of Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you decide […]

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October 18, 2022 (October 13, 2022)

Q&A with Steve Fishell, author of BUDDY EMMONS

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Steve Fishell, author of Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]

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September 13, 2022 (October 12, 2022)

Q&A with Wanda A. Hendricks, Author of The Life of Madie Hall Xuma

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Wanda A. Hendricks, author of The Life of Madie Hall Xuma: Black Women’s Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways […]

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July 26, 2022 (August 2, 2022)

Q&A with Paul Kincaid, Author of Brian W. Aldiss

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Paul Kincaid, author of Brian W. Aldiss, answers questions on his book influences, editorial discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]

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June 28, 2022 (February 20, 2022)

Q&A With Patrick Moser, Author of Surf and Rescue

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Patrick Moser, author of Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture, answers questions on his other book influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. […]

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March 1, 2022 (February 23, 2022)

Free Ebook Giveaway: The Heart of a Woman

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Celebrate Women’s History Month with March’s free ebook The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price by Rae Linda Brown. The giveaway ends at the […]

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October 12, 2021 (October 13, 2021)

Q&A With Larry Starr, Author of Listening to Bob Dylan

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Larry Starr, author of Listening to Bob Dylan, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]

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October 26, 2020 (July 15, 2020)

Q&A with Tammy L. Kernodle, Author of Soul on Soul

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Author, Tammy L. Kernodle, of Soul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams answers questions about her inspirations, discoveries, and reader takeaways. Q: Why did you decide […]

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October 12, 2020 (July 28, 2020)

Q&A with Lydia R. Hamessley, Author of Unlikely Angel

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Lydia R. Hamessley, author of Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton, answers questions about her inspirations, Appalachian music, songwriting, and, of course, music legend Dolly Parton. Q: Why did […]

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September 7, 2020 (August 12, 2020)

Q&A with Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo

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Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo, the final book in his trilogy biography of Ray Bradbury, answers questions about his reasoning for writing a trilogy, academic and literary […]

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