New Book Alert: October 21-25, 2019

My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

Music: A Subversive History by Ted Gioia (Basic Books; on sale October 15, 2019): A preeminent music historian and critic presents a global history of music from the bottom up. Kinda like how the best changes in society happen. #NewBookAlert for October 21, 2019.

The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars by Meghan Daum (Gallery Books; Our Pop Culture on sale October 22, 2019): So looking forward to this book. As Twitter has consistently proven it’s less what you know and more what you don’t know. And worse Twitter also confirms Consensus Is Not Validation. #NewBookAlert for October 22, 2019.

Kyrie Irving: Uncle Drew, Little Mountain, and Enigmatic NBA Superstar by Martin Gitlin (University of Nebraska Press; NBA on sale October 1, 2019): Just in time for the NBA Season! Martin Giltin’s Kyrie Irving biography chronicles the current face of the Brooklyn”We Go Hard” Nets. Which let’s face it after last season with the Celtics is a make or break year for Uncle Drew. #NewBookAlert for October 23, 2019.

Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim (Amistad Press; Rap Music on sale September 24, 2019): There are a handful of rappers who would be wise to explore their lyrical gifts by penning a book. We’ve now been gifted with Rakim’s Sweat the Technique. YES. #NewBookAlert for October 24, 2019.

Reclaiming 42: Public Memory and the Reframing of Jackie Robinson’s Radical Legacy by David Naze (University of Nebraska Press; Baseball on sale June 1, 2019): I adore books like these! We’re a lazy society that promotes reductionist narratives; everything is simple (look how easy it is on Twitter to take a stand on China.) Narratives were not designed to be permanent or meant to be reflective of your identity. #NewBookAlert for October 25, 2019.

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