The book in Italy
It was wonderful to see, during a recent sojourn in Rome, that the Italian edition of A Romance on Three Legs, published by Einaudi in the spring, was displayed face out at a bookstore in the center of Rome.
As if that weren’t gratification enough, it turned out that Einaudi’s own little shop in Rome is a few hundred meters from the apartment on Via Giulia, the historic street where said sojourn took place.
And inside the little Einaudi outpost, the book is also prominently displayed. I met Maurizio, the man tending the store, who was only too happy to shake my hand and ask me to sign a copy of the book. Still better, he told me that someone had actually come into the store to request the book!
Maurizio at Einaudi Shop
Radio Interview
The lengthy interview I did with Anthony Wright on KWMR is now up! The nicest part is that Verne is featured in the third segment, answering a few tricky technical questions about CD 318.
Das Buch Mit Eigenschaften UND Titel
The German edition of AROTL is out! And the title is wonderful: Romanze Mit Einem Dreibeiner: Glenn Goulds Obsessive Suche Nach Dem Perfekten Klavier.
The publisher, Schott Music, is one classy outfit. Not only is the book elegantly produced, but the translation, by Matthias Müller, is excellent. Matthias was painstaking in his work, to the point [...]
Paperback!
AROTL is just out in paperback, and it looks, well, more bendable than the hardcover. I was a little dismayed to see that none of the corrections I had sent in to Bloomsbury made it into the book. Okay, I was more than a little disappointed. I was a little miffed. Okay, I was more [...]
Das Buch mit Eigenschaften, ohne Titel
Attention all German-speaking GG fans. AROTL is going to be published in Germany in March by Schott Music, the renowned German publisher of all things musical.
The translation is nearly finished, but there is still no title.
In English, the title works beautifully (and it was actually Gould’s own description of his relationship with the piano). But [...]
Whistler, Canada!
AROTL is the November pick for “Whistler Reads,” a book group in Whistler, BC, a small town two hours north of Vancouver.
Whistler appears to be a community of serious readers, with an heavily-trafficked Web site called BookBuffet.
Paula Shackleton, the founder of Whistler Reads and BookBuffet, has interviewed hundreds of authors. We had a wonderful interview [...]
SF Public Library
I had a wonderful evening on Thursday at the San Francisco Public Library, speaking to a group of classical music enthusiasts. I had the presence of mind to bring my little speakers with me, along with my iPod that I had loaded with the 80-CD Complete Original Jacket Collection. During the talk, I played Variation [...]
Google Author Talk
Last Wednesday, I gave a talk at Google as part of its ongoing series of author talks. It was, of course, a pleasure and an honor. Leave it to Google to do everything right. I was very pleasantly surprised by the turnout, and delighted to see that very few people who showed up were multitasking [...]
London
On August 11, Bloomsbury in England will start selling the book in the U.K. This might have piqued the interest of producers at the BBC sufficiently to interview me on the Today Programme. Since I’m in England anyway, it made sense to do the interview sooner rather than later. So yesterday I ventured out to [...]
West Coast Live
Saturday, July 5
Having never heard West Coast Live, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was invited onto this San Francisco-based, two-hour weekly NPR program. It turned out to be was of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve had in months.
The guest host was Mike Greensill, a pianist (aka “the man who knows the [...]