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"Women in Jazz" by Sammy Stein makes the Jazz Times Recommendation List
...Sammy Stein’s new book Women in Jazz: The Women, the Legends & Their Fight uses a wide-angle lens to look at how women in a range of different roles have made a life in—and helped shape—jazz. Instead of only focusing on well-known performers, Stein interviewed agents, arrangers, composers, public relations professionals, media members, and more. Her subjects bridge generations (and international boundaries) in an effort to honor the past, assess the present, and point to the future.
See it here.
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"Through Shadows Slow" on Concordia University's Holiday Book List
Abraham Boyarsky's "Through Shadows Slow" on Concordia University's Holiday Book List's "16 great reads".
See the full list.
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Godless Engineer interviews Craig Wells on "The Blasphemous Bible"
Craig Wells discusses the motivations that led him to rewrite the entire Bible from a satirical viewpoint. We learn of the processes, the decisions and some of the discoveries the author made during his researches. Listen to the full interview.
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Author Talk: Jonathan R. Cohen presents "In Nietzsche's Footsteps"
Join author JONATHAN R. COHEN, a professor of philosophy at the University of Maine Farmington,as he discusses his latest work here at the South Portland Public Library.
In Nietzsche’s Footsteps is a thrilling, vicarious journey through Nietzsche’s favorite haunts: Nice, France; Turin, Italy; and Sils Maria, Switzerland. A book that will appeal to academics and enthusiasts alike, Nietzsche’s complex philosophical ideas are accessibly framed as they arise in the day-to-day, so that we may tackle the question of what it is to lead a meaningful life, both as individuals and alongside those we love.
Copies of In Nietzsche's Footsteps will be available for sale at the event.
Thursday, December 5
6:30 PM
South Portland Public Library
482 Broadway
South Portland
ME 04106
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Author Readings: "In Nietzsche's Footsteps"
Jonathan R. Cohen will be reading from his "In Nietzsche's Footsteps" at a special event in Colby College, Maine. Event is open to the public.
Monday, November 18, 4:00PM
Colby College, Lovejoy 246, Waterville, Maine
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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ISACOUSTIC reviews "Nude Male with Echo"
Bartons Smock reviews Darren C. Demaree's latest collection "Nude Male with Echo"
"These entries of retraceable paucity, as they exist in Darren C. Demaree’s Nude Male with Echo, are funny, critical, and curious..."
"...a triumph of constant brevity and a sanctuary of purpose..."
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The Jazz Mann reviews Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz - The Women, the Legends & their Fight"
"A book that offers a fascinating insight into the lives of contemporary jazz women and one that will be read with great interest by jazz enthusiasts of any gender. Intelligent and insightful."
Read the full review here.
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JazzBites Radio interviews Sammy Stein
Sammy Stein discusses her latest book on the JazzBites Show. Listen to Sammy Stein discuss the issues and possible solutions. Hear from some of the great musicians mentioned in the book.
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"Through Shadows Slow" by Abraham Boyarksy is now available!
Abraham Boyarsky's latest fiction, "Through Shadows Slow" is now available at your favorite bookstore. Pick up your copy today.
176 pages | 5.5" x 8.25" | ISBN 978-1-926716-57-2 (pbk.) | US $17.99 CAD $23.99 UK £14.99
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NYWW @ Red Room: News of the World in Picture and Poem
Claudia Serea and Maria Haro of Twoxism will be presenting at New York Writers Workshop event, 'An Evening of Pictures and Poems" at the Red Room, New York City. Mark your calendar!
Thursday, November 7, 2019
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Red Room
85 East 4th Street
New York, NY,
10003, United States
Full details here.
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Jazz Matters reviews Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz - The Women, the Legends & their Fight"
"...no doubt of Sammy’s knowledge and authority on the subject... The sheer volume and status of the people who have given up their time to help Sammy, both women and men, is testament to the respect Sammy has earned across the industry and the trust people have in her to relay their stories faithfully."
Read the full review here.
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Sammy Stein interviewed on Jazz Flashes
Sammy Stein discusses her latest book "Women in Jazz: The Women, the Legends & their Fight" on Jazz Flashes. Get the full interview here.
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Nick Lea of Jazz Views reviews "Women in Jazz"
"In her own inimitable way, Sammy Stein has given us a work that will be read, poured over and discussed for quite some time. A document of how society today perceives music and the women that choose to pursue a career in the industry in all its many guises, and therefore quite rightly asks as many questions as it answers."
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CBC on Damian Siqueiros, his artwork and fighting dystopia.
"Damian Siqueiros is fighting a dystopian future with photographs that are full of hope..."
Get his "To Russia with Love" here.
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"Nude Male with Echo" now available!
Darren C. Demaree's latest collection, "One of the most anticipated releases this October" (- Coil Magazine) is now available at your favorite bookstore.
Demaree gives us the truth.- Kellyn Berzabal of Petrichor on “Lady, You Shot Me”
Like any spiritual test worth its salt, this book offers more questions than answers... ...we recommend this challenging and complex work without reservation. Celebrate it with great care.-- Michael Young of Rust + Moth on “Many Full Hands Applauding Inelegantly”
Demaree puts the reader in the driver’s seat of emotional intuitiveness... It is upon us, as readers, to cherish such lyricism when it comes along.--Michael Prihoda of After the Pause on “Not for Art nor Prayer
”.... a delightful blending of observation and imagination.--John McCormick of Cultural Weekly.
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- Women in Jazz - Video
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- "Nude Male with Echo" - One of the most anticipated releases this Fall
- Jazz Matters on Sammy Stein's "Women in Jazz"
- Author of "Women in Jazz" interviewed on BBC Radio
- "Nude Male with Echo" available for Pre-Order 25%off
- Claudia Serea and the National Translation Month
- "Through Shadows Slow" Available for Pre-Order - 20%off
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