Luc Sante likes him a great deal and I do like Sante. What I want to know, though, has anyone read
Sonata for Jukebox: Pop Music, Memory and the Imagined Life, an unfurlingly sensorial memoir from poet, essayist and editor Geoffrey O' Brien? Although it has been a few years since its initial 2004 Counterpoint Press printing, I still remember the airiness of the reviewers' prose and just how willing they were, not only succombing to what the writer remembered feeling when he listened to a particular song but how easy it is to make a defining, intimate connection with what we listen to (and love). One such reviewer likened the affair to Proust and his indelible madeleine - instead with records (adding to that an affectionate ear). Sounds about right. And to the reason for the solicitation: I saw
Sonata while scanning the clearance section the other day. Pretty exciting when you're not expecting to find a familiar title, let alone one that has elicited so much praise. I have some credit left on a store gift card, so it's either this or a special order guide to learn more about writing proposals and grants for grassroots organizations. Any direction - on either topic, frankly - would be appreciated. You guys are a store of discerning information, varied backgrounds and thoughtful responses: I'll trust what you tell me.
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