Bob Dylan

“A powerful and unorthodox view of Bob Dylan and his songwriting—certainly one I’ve never encountered in any other writer’s thoughts about Dylan, and I’ve read tons of them. It surprises and rewards the reader on every page.” —Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone journalist and author, Night Beat: A Shadow History of Rock and Roll“An essential, contrarian volume that offers rare insights and rewarding perspectives… it’s a pleasure to encounter a mind as brilliant and unpredictable as its subject.” — Kirkus Reviews“In his obsessive effort to understand his subject, Rosenbaum vividly—if sometimes eccentrically—succeeds in capturing what it means to be a Dylan devotee, burdened with awe, ambivalence, and an overload of unanswered questions. It’s a trip.” — Publishers Weekly“One of the most original journalists and writers of our time.” — David Remnick“An idiosyncratic discussion of Dylan’s artistry and impact on mainstream culture.” — Booklist“Beginning where Ron Rosenbaum’s ten-day interview with Bob Dylan left off, Things Have Changed gives us a polymath’s passionate listening and lights-on insights into a hundred hidden connections. If you think you know Dylan’s work and its contexts, sit down with this book, preferably near your phonograph, and start out fresh.” — Charlie Haas, author of The Current FantasyPraise for Explaining Hitler … “Brilliant…restlessly probing and deeply intelligent” – Time“Fascinating…A provocative work of cultural history that is as compelling as it is thoughtful, as readable as it is smart…. Mr. Rosenbaum has written an exciting, lucid book informed by old-fashioned moral rigor and common sense.” – Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “Cultural criticism served up as riveting narrative history…with words and ideas that surprise, amuse, and even elevate the reader.” -- Marc Fisher, The Washington Post “A work of importance and fascination” – George Steiner, The Observer Praise for The Shakespeare Wars …“Rosenbaum reminds us that scholarship need not be an insular, impotent pursuit but, when the subject is grand enough, can be a freewheeling battle royal. By getting a word in edgewise with the know-it-alls, he convinces us that we could, too …” — Walter Kirn, The New York Times“A genuinely passionate, insight-filled survey … anyone who cares for Shakespeare, textual scholarship and the theater will learn an enormous amount …” — Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

Ron Rosenbaum is a long-time journalist and columnist who has written for the Village Voice, New York Observer, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, and Slate. He is the author of The Shakespeare Wars as well as the New York Times bestseller Explaining Hitler, which was also a New York Times Notable book of the year.