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Music critic. Husband. Dog Lover. Author of The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard. Cofounder of No Fences Review. Heartlander.

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Book Cover for: The Amplified, Lauren M. Flauding

The Amplified

Lauren M. Flauding
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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
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Book Cover for: Chuck Berry: An American Life, Rj Smith

Chuck Berry: An American Life

Rj Smith
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Great RJ Smith on Chuck Berry interview https://t.co/YSmjZKReTS

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard, David Cantwell

The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard

David Cantwell
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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
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Pinocchio in Venice

Robert Coover
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@sterlewine What the hell, Robert Coover says, let’s shop Pinocchio in Venice

Paperback, 1997

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why Tammy Wynette Matters, Steacy Easton

Why Tammy Wynette Matters

Steacy Easton
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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
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Book Cover for: Friendship with God: An Essay, Richard Jones

Friendship with God: An Essay

Richard Jones
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@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

$21.75$10.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Inspired: An Activity Book for Writers, M. M. John

Inspired: An Activity Book for Writers

M. M. John
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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

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition, Greil Marcus

Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition

Greil Marcus
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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

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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