The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard on X
Music critic. Husband. Dog Lover. Author of The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard. Cofounder of No Fences Review. Heartlander.

The Amplified
Lauren M. Flauding
A nice surprise! My email this a.m. was full of forwarded links to this piece in the NYT. Critic @lindsayzoladz mentions my Merle Haggard book, The Running Kind, a couple times in the latest edition of her smart + fun newsletter, The Amplifier https://t.co/ERrOYMKNw7
Paperback, 2016
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chuck Berry: An American Life
Rj Smith
Great RJ Smith on Chuck Berry interview https://t.co/YSmjZKReTS
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard
David Cantwell
An honor and a blast to be interviewed by the great Elizabeth Nelson AKA @paranoiacs about my book The Running Kind! “A Discussion With Music Critic and Author David Cantwell about Manly Footwear, Fightin’ Sides and Listening to Merle Haggard” https://t.co/qtYrK2QTkv
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pinocchio in Venice
Robert Coover
@sterlewine What the hell, Robert Coover says, let’s shop Pinocchio in Venice
Paperback, 1997
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Why Tammy Wynette Matters
Steacy Easton
Steacy Easton's fantastic new "Why Tammy Wynette Matters" reviewed for Parton and Pearl by Kim Hughes. https://t.co/rYjXj7pYbr
Hardcover, 2023
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Friendship with God: An Essay
Richard Jones
@timrileyauthor Tosches was reviews editor in this era, but this cover story was by Patrick Carr and Richard Nusser. (Bonus: Issue also include an essay on Jones by Dave Hickey)
Paperback, 2010
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Inspired: An Activity Book for Writers
M. M. John
Inspired by John Lingan’s fine new CCR bio, I considered how such a beloved band could still be under appreciated—and how music so linked to a particular era might still matter today. W/ cameos from Ellen Willis, Dave Marsh and Miko Marks. https://t.co/HSUUQuXdZ2
Paperback, 2020
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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition
Greil Marcus
For #ElvisPresley Death Day... The first of the four times Presley made the cover of Country Music magazine. That "Elvis, America and Us" story was by @GreilMarcusNET, an excerpt from the "Presliad" chapter of his at-the-time brand-new Mystery Train https://t.co/ei6qubcVHN
Paperback, 2015
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