The highly original debut novel set amid the New York music industry, from the New York Times bestselling author of LONG BRIGHT RIVER
Liz Moore is the author of the acclaimed novels Heft, recently optioned as a feature film, and The Unseen World, which was optioned for television. A winner of the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia.
This is a remarkable novel, elegant, wise, and beautifully
constructed. I loved the book, and admired the work and spark that
went into it.
Impressive ... Moore crafts a clever cycle of interconnected short
stories about players in New York City's music industry.
*People*
The kind of book you want to read twice. The first time you read it
for the well-told story, the second time for another look at the
inventive way [Moore] tells it.
*Boston Now*
Imagine having happened upon Dylan singing in Harvard Square, or
having caught one of Joni Mitchell's early shows at an empty club.
This is how I felt reading Liz Moore's lyrical and powerful debut
novel, like I was witnessing a timeless artist on the verge of
transcendence. The Words of Every Song is a virtuoso performance.
These beautifully rendered characters are melodies that echo in
your head, chords that reverberate in your heart, and, long after
you've turned the last page, you can still hear the audience
calling for an encore.
Sweet, wistful, artfully arranged: like the best mix tape anyone
ever made for you.
*Kirkus starred review*
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