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."

Amazon.com: Linda Dahl

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
more on Linda Dahl
American women composers from the l800's on
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Linda Dahl on Authors Guild website

What's new bookwise in 2010

"I will be at the fantastic Wisconsin Book Fair September 29 - October 3. The whole hip town of Madison (my alma mater) turns into a cultural paradise for the fair, one of the largest and best in the country. Two presentations:
about Mary Lou Williams, who is being honored for her centennial at the Fair, and another on my novel "Gringa in a Strange Land." The theme this year is "Beliefs." And believe me, Mary Lou Williams' amazing spiritual/​musical journey and Erica Mason of "Gringa" have a lot to tell about coming through the dark night of the soul. I'm psyched.


April 2010: A terrific radio program celebrating the life of the super-talented Mary Lou Williams has just appeared on: wduz.org This Musical City: Mary Lou Williams. I was interviewed in connection with it and got quite a lift from comments about my book "Morning Glory" about MLW - and I got in a good plugfor "Gringa in a Strange Land." Check this out if you like jazz.
At: wduq.org "This Musical City: Mary Lou Williams"