The pianist's revealing memoir takes us behind the scenes into the developing mind of a music student as he becomes a mature virtuoso.
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Jewish and Truly Perplexed: A Cantorial Origin Story
So how did I get here? I mean wind up as a Jewish Cantor? A Hazzan and full member of the Jewish clergy. I wasn’t born to it. Nope. I was raised in the most secular of Skokie homes. Sunday School, not Hebrew school (parental units though that would be …
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Fox For All Seasons Journal’ by Anne Louise Avery
Anne Louise Avery's 'A Fox For All Seasons Journal' is simply a pleasure to pick up and hold in your hands. For the fox in all of us.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Animal Stories’ by Peter & Maria Hoey from Top Shelf
'Animal Stories' by Peter and Maria Hoey is an anthology of magical realism and twists that will leave the reader gasping with delight.
Read More »Theatre Interview: ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘The Chimes’ with Dominic Gerrard at the Charles Dickens Museum
"What's very special about this 'A Christmas Carol' is that it bursts through all of the rooms. Every scene you watch is actually in Charles Dickens' house!"
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Tunnels’ by Rutu Modan from Drawn+Quarterly
Readers will be captivated by the twists and turns of Rutu Modan's 'Tunnels' as it navigates an adventure with ever-reaching stakes.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Leonard Cohen: On a Wire’ by Philippe Girard from Drawn+Quarterly
'Leonard Cohen: On a Wire' from Philippe Girard and published by Drawn+Quarterly is a whirlwind tour of the life of famed singer-songwriter Cohen.
Read More »Comics Review: ‘Red Flowers’ by Tsuge from Drawn+Quarterly
'Red Flowers' by Yoshiharu Tsuge is an early example that comics can evoke as much as any form of literature.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Footsteps in the Garden’ by Bob MacKenzie
Mackenzie's work is as diverse as the world is strange and wonderful and 'Footsteps in the Garden' is the perfect introduction to his poetry.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Hakim’s Odyssey: Book 1: From Syria to Turkey’ by Fabien Toulm
'Hakim's Odyssey: Book 1 - From Syria to Turkey' by Fabien Toulme is a wonderful, humane, retelling of one man's story capturing the plight of all refugees.
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