A Seat at the Table
Interviews with Women on the Frontline of Music
$39.08
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2021
Summary
‘Fascinating and illuminating’ STYLIST
‘Perceptive and candid’ IRISH TIMES
‘Wide-ranging, deep-dive, soul-baring interviews, full of candid, intimate, spiky meditations on inspiration, artistry, sexuality, race, love, self-doubt, abuse, defiance and everything in between’ OBSERVER
‘Variously optimistic, troubling, joyful, illuminating, fierce and thoughtful’ GUARDIAN
INTERVIEWS WITH WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINE OF MUSIC
Writer and critic Amy Raphael has inter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349009841 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349009848 |
| Author: | Amy Raphael |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 26mm |
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Variously optimistic, troubling, joyful, illuminating, fierce and thoughtful. It is often all these things at once– Guardian
A series of wide-ranging, deep-dive, soul-baring interviews, full of candid, intimate, spiky meditations on inspiration, artistry, sexuality, race, love, self-doubt, abuse, defiance, and everything in between … Raphael had carved a vital space for female artists to ‘womanspread’, as it were, and speak freely - Observer
Variously optimistic, troubling, joyful, illuminating, fierce and thoughtful. It is often all these things at once - GuardianA perceptive and candid collection of new interviews with 18 women that discuss everything from #MeToo and queer politics to the impact of social media on their lives and the subtleties of routine misogyny - Irish TimesJournalist Amy Raphael talks to 18 incredible women about their experiences as musicians and the music industry with fascinating and illuminating results - StylistA fascinating, brilliant book, full of joy, rage, a love of music, and a battle to show that it can be done even when culture might push back. A celebration of some of the best and most exciting faces in music today, and a must read - The SkinnyStretches your brain and swells your heart with every page … if anyone wishes to understand what Courtney Love has had to go through, this is definitely recommendedAbout The Author
Amy Raphael
Amy Raphael is a British writer and critic who has worked for *The Face, *Esquire, *Elle, *NME, *Rolling Stone and all the British broadsheets. Her books include *Danny Boyle in Conversation with Amy Raphael and *Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh. She co-wrote *Easily Distracted, Steve Coogan’s autobiography, and worked with David Hare on his memoir, *The Blue Touch Paper. She lives in Brighton with her daughter.
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