He is best known for his book about the Rolling Stones. But he mostly wrote about blues artists, some of them famous (B.B. King) and some less renowned (Furry Lewis).
Category: Writing and Writers
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The Writer of the Netflix Hit ‘Carry-On’ Talks About the ‘Trolley Problem’ and the T. S.A.
T.J. Fixman on what makes an exciting Christmas thriller, his own interactions with airport security and what you shouldn’t leave in your luggage.
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Albertine, New York’s Most Charming French Bookstore
Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.
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Looking for the Restless Soul of Nella Larsen in Copenhagen
The celebrated Harlem Renaissance author was inspired by her experiences as a mixed-race teenager and young adult in the Danish capital, a time that informed her 1928 novel, “Quicksand.”
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Julio Torres on Holiday Gifts
“A good gift is like a bridge between two people,” the creator of “Los Espookys” said. “It’s a way of communicating, ‘You are on my mind when you’re not in front of me.’”
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Charles Handy Dies at 92; Philosopher Envisioned Today’s Corporate World
Joining a pantheon of management thinkers, he embraced a humanistic path for business and foresaw outsourcing, remote work and a gig economy.
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Read Your Way Around Chicago
Chicago is a city of bookish abundance, home to countless literary giants past and present. The author Rebecca Makkai recommends works that capture its spirit.
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Kristen Arnett on Holiday Gifts
The author keeps a list on her phone of gift ideas. “During the year, if someone close to me mentioned something that they really like or really want, I put a note in right then.”
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What Walter Mosley’s Fictional Hero Teaches Us About Race and Real Estate
Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.