Steve Smith Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Journalist, critic, editor. Contributor, Musical America, New York Times. Previously: NPR, The New Yorker, National Sawdust, Boston Globe, Time Out New York.
Blues People: Negro Music in White America
Amiri BarakaSteve SmithAlex Katz, “LeRoi Jones” (1963) #AlexKatzGathering Painted the year Jones (not yet Amiri Baraka) published “Blues People,” which is being celebrated tonight with a concert at the @ApolloTheater. https://t.co/Rqlw1rNUjJ
Hardcover, 1980
$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
Suzan-Lori ParksSteve Smith… just completed @suzanloriparks 'Topdog/Underdog' last night, and plunged into 'Is God Is' by Aleshea Harris. I've got 'A Strange Loop' on deck, and a few other titles – 'Barbecue,' 'Bootycandy,' 'Slave Play' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)' – coming by mail.
Paperback, 2015
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Partners: Biography of Jerry Hunt
Stephen HousewrightSteve Smith@AbstractTruth Heard about this? "In 'Partners,' writer, librarian, and teacher Stephen Housewright paints an intimate portrait of a lifetime spent with Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), a Texas-born artist and musician with an astonishing mind and a mystifying practice…" https://t.co/3MeSztRb5N
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At War with Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World
Michael HirshSteve SmithNewest from @tgreiving (assisted by yrs trly) covers a @kronosquartet premiere that involves poet Nikky Finney, composer @michaelabels, choir @inversionaustin, and 400 years of Black American history: @tpapresents hosts "At War With Ourselves" Nov. 19-20. https://www.npr.org/2021/11/17/1051432894/four-centuries-of-black-american-history-are-told-in-new-kronos-quartet-performa?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Paperback, 2004
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Children: The Shooting Script
Todd FieldSteve SmithAmong the many fascinations in this @Criterion article, one stood out: "Cate Blanchett will play Lydia Tár, the first female chief conductor of a major German orchestra, in Tár, the first feature from Todd Field since Little Children (2006). …" https://t.co/KfVZz0cJHX 1/2
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blues People
Leroi JonesSteve SmithAlex Katz, “LeRoi Jones” (1963) #AlexKatzGathering Painted the year Jones (not yet Amiri Baraka) published “Blues People,” which is being celebrated tonight with a concert at the @ApolloTheater. https://t.co/Rqlw1rNUjJ
Paperback, 1999
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Is God Is
Aleshea HarrisSteve Smith… just completed @suzanloriparks 'Topdog/Underdog' last night, and plunged into 'Is God Is' by Aleshea Harris. I've got 'A Strange Loop' on deck, and a few other titles – 'Barbecue,' 'Bootycandy,' 'Slave Play' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)' – coming by mail.
Out of stock
Poetry
R. SmithSteve SmithWhat splendid music @JoelBThompson made with Tracy K. Smith’s poetry. Here’s hoping ‘The Places We Leave’ has an expansive and abundant life after these @A_R_Costanzo performances with the @nyphil.
Paperback, 2015
$7.50$3.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book