NBCC Reads: Some Closing Recommendations

By Mark Athitakis

Earlier this fall, we invited NBCC members and friends of the NBCC to share their favorite books about music. For this final entry on the responses we received, we include

NBCC Reads: A Few Words on Greil Marcus

By Mark Athitakis

When we asked NBCC members to list their favorite books about music, it was no surprise that the most commonly cited author was a critic: Greil Marcus has taught a

NBCC Reads: Jazz and Classical

By Mark Athitakis

In response to our latest NBCC Reads question on favorite music books, members responded with a clutch of books on classical and jazz. Richard Horan selected Louis Armstrong's In His

NBCC Reads: Punk, Rock, and Blues

By Mark Athitakis

When we asked NBCC members to talk about their favorite books about music, nobody gravitated to one particular genre. Indeed, many respondents selected multiple books that addressed a variety of

NBCC Reads: Alex Ross on Doctor Faustus

By Mark Athitakis

As part of our NBCC Reads series on favorite books about music, we asked Alex Ross—a 2007 winner in criticism for The Rest Is Noise—for his choice. He responded with