Edited by Peter Vernezze and Carl J Porter The legions of Bob Dylan fans know that Dylan is not just a great composer, writer, and performer, but a great thinker...

John Hersey A saga of a magnificent violin, Antonietta, named after a beautiful woman who was the inspiration of Antonio Stradivari's later years. As Hersey brings Mozart, Berlioz, and Stravinsky...

Gayle Forman It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's...

Willa CatherPerhaps Willa Cather's most autobiographical work, The Song of the Lark charts the story of a young woman's awakening as an artist against the backdrop of the western landscape....

Rachel Joyce From the author of the world-wide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel; and about second chances and...

Norman Lebrecht Two boys are growing up in wartime London. Martin is an only child, imprisoned in swottish loneliness. Then Dovidl enters his home, a refugee violinist from Warsaw. 'I...

Anthony F Kemp It is generally accepted that exceptionally skilled people in society, such as airline pilots and brain surgeons, have significantly different personalities from those of the general population....

Don Black THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'. . . a compelling memoir. Breezy and unpretentious, The Sanest Guy in the Room is a delightful collection of memories, insider information and after-dinner...

Edited by Alan Isaacs and Elizabeth Martin Clear answers to a wide range of questions on all types and aspects of music, including performance, theory and history, as well as...

John Densmore The story of the American rock band, The Doors, by its drummer. John Densmore remembers how the music grew, but cannot forget how Jim Morrison tore himself, and...

Chris Heath For the last twenty years, ever since a 16-year-old boy called Robert Peter Williams joined a boy band and was told what his new name should be, he...

Gergely Hubai A film is nearly finished and ready to make its way into theaters, when one or more of its prime movers producer, director, studio brass decides that it...