Selected Books

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."

Linda Dahl's Blog.

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!

Comments

  1. January 30, 2010 3:43 PM EST
    Beautiful video, Linda!!!!

    Bravo on your beautiful video introduction to your book. I love the music, the art, the crumbling colorful adobe wall, the synopsis. You've hooked me in! Do you have your book available as a pdf download or mp3 downloadable audio book? I live in Bolivia and mail service here is erratic, as I'm sure you understand.

    Otra vez, Bravo en tu video hermoso.

    Un abrazo,
    Lynette Yetter, author of the novel, Lucy Plays Panpipes for Peace, www.musicandes.com
    - Lynette Yetter, author of the novel, Lucy Plays Panpipes for Peace