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Linda Dahl's Blog. And much more at http://gringainastrangeland.blogspot.comNew reviews about "Gringa" coming inJanuary 11, 2010
here are some links to reviews about "Gringa":
http://mitchellshannon.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/your-moody-feminist-existentialist-stoner-hero/ http://raynadeatren.blogspot.com/ http://jenerahealy.com/2010/01/05/gringa-in-a-strange-land-by-linda-dahl-review/ one-minute video about "Gringa"December 20, 2009
"Gringa" video now available on youtube and on:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3871628/ Let me know what you think! Why I Love Book TitlesOctober 6, 2009
I have a long list of book titles for books I will
probably never write, each a little egg in a shell. Tough little coating, holding all those stories, all those people. Very often the content of a book seems squeezed out of that shell, the title forces a certain attitude toward the story. (more…) |
Selected WorksA Novel
Gringa in a Strange Land
Portrait of the artist as a young woman in Mexico during the 1970's. "You'll think of Robert Stone's work and Babet Schroeder's film 'More.'" - Randolph Hogan, translator of "The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Biography of a Great African American Artist
Morning Glory: a Biography of Mary Lou Williams
"Stunning character...{Mary Lou} Williams has found her writing soul mate in Linda Dahl and the engrossing result is 'Morning Glory.'" - Gene Santoro, "New York Times Book Review" Complete and In-depth Analysis of Women in Jazz
Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen
“The definitive work on women in music – an incredible job of research.”–John Hammond. "For anyone who loves jazz, this is their book." - "Los Angeles Times." Biography of a Gifted Writer and Interpreter of the Great American Songbook
Haunted Heart: a Biography of Susannah McCorkle
The secret life and tragic death of a great American songbird. "{The book} is vivacious, tender, saturnine, industrious and deeply intelligent." - Leon Wieseltier, "The New Republic." Short Stories About My Favorite Part of the World
Come Back, Carmen Miranda: Stories about Latin America
The main character is Latin America itself: tragic, lush, violent, romantic. "A wonderful group of stories." - "Danbury News-Times." |