Tom Piazza is celebrated as a novelist and a writer on American music. His twelve books include the novels The Auburn Conference and A Free State, the post-Katrina manifesto Why New Orleans Matters, and the essay collection Devil Sent the Rain. He was a principal writer for the innovative HBO drama series Treme, and the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Bookforum, The Oxford American, Columbia Journalism Review, and many other periodicals. He lives in New Orleans.
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I really did not want this book to end Rosanne Cash
Tom Piazzas writing pulsates with nervous electrical tension - reveals the emotions that we cant define Bob Dylan
A quietly radiant story about the saving grace of fellowship, family, and art Will Hermes, author of Lou Reed: The King of New York
Tom is such an insightful, eloquent writer and many thanks to him for giving us another round with our dear friend Bonnie Raitt