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A 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."

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www.wduq.org Pittsburgh NPR site: great program about Mary Lou Williams I was invited to participate in
www.jazztimes.com
terrific website about jazz; loves "Morning Glory"
my liner notes for the terrific trumpet player Dave Douglas's CD tribute to Mary Lou Williams
Another site about moi
"John Pizarelli Streaming Radio": My assignment was to pick favorite Susannah numbers to play and talk about - a blast
"Anything Goes": Lively radio show with lots of music and talk about Susannah McCorkle
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New reviews about "Gringa" coming in

January 11, 2010

Tags: reviews of "Gringa in a Strange Land"

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/

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one-minute video about "Gringa"

December 20, 2009

Tags: video on Gringa in a Strange Land; trailer about Linda Dahl's new novel

"Gringa" video now available on youtube and on:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3871628/

Let me know what you think!

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Why I Love Book Titles

October 6, 2009

Tags: About Gringa in a Strange Land

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…)

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