rostasi Posted June 21, 2021 Report Posted June 21, 2021 We could lose it all’: UK jazz tries to get its groove back after Covid. Quote
mjazzg Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, jlhoots said: Louise Erdrich: The Night Watchman I had forgotten about her. I was knocked out by one of her novels back in the 80s but I can't remember which it was. I should reacquaint myself. Quote
jlhoots Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, mjazzg said: I had forgotten about her. I was knocked out by one of her novels back in the 80s but I can't remember which it was. I should reacquaint myself. Love Medicine was the first one I read. Have read almost every novel of hers since. This one won the Pulitzer prize. Quote
mjazzg Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 Just finished. Always a joy to read another Barry, here's to the next one. And now Quote
jlhoots Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 I'm also currently reading Sun Ra's Chicago. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Posted July 14, 2021 A new NYRB Classics reprint of this novel by William Gardner Smith, a writer who’s long intrigued me—many years ago I tracked down a copy of his South Street, the only book by him that I’ve read to date. Anybody interested in depictions fictional or otherwise of the mid-20th century Black expatriate community in Paris might want to pick this one up: And Quote
rostasi Posted July 18, 2021 Report Posted July 18, 2021 Been doing lots of audio editing this weekend, so I'm gonna relax and finish up the first book and start the second book below: Quote
rostasi Posted July 19, 2021 Report Posted July 19, 2021 ‘There is no fear’: how a cold-war tour inspired Pakistan’s progressive jazz scene Why Are Independent Artists and Labels Turning Away From Vinyl? Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted July 22, 2021 Report Posted July 22, 2021 Merging Lines: American Railroads 1900-1970, by Richard Saunders, Jr.. He does a good job of pulling an interesting narrative out of the sea of detail that is railroading in 20th Century America. Lots of maps and other facts and figures, but not overwhelmingly so. Surely the most thoroughly documented industry ever? Like baseball, it just seems to lend itself to obsessing over details and stats. My dad loved trains and so do I, so this renewed interest works for me on many levels. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted July 23, 2021 Report Posted July 23, 2021 14 hours ago, danasgoodstuff said: Merging Lines: American Railroads 1900-1970, by Richard Saunders, Jr.. He does a good job of pulling an interesting narrative out of the sea of detail that is railroading in 20th Century America. Lots of maps and other facts and figures, but not overwhelmingly so. Surely the most thoroughly documented industry ever? Like baseball, it just seems to lend itself to obsessing over details and stats. My dad loved trains and so do I, so this renewed interest works for me on many levels. It's an interesting topic. The story of how a country was built. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted July 23, 2021 Report Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, mjazzg said: William Langland - Piers Plowman Gosh. Getting stuck in ahead of the inevitable next lockdown? Edited July 23, 2021 by Rabshakeh Quote
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