Katie Hafner (former New York Times writer and a mentor and friend of mine) will be giving a talk and reading at Moe’s Bookstore on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley on May 20 at 7:30 pm about her book: A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould’s Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano, which is just out in paperback.
It was nominated recently for the Northern California Book Award for general non-fiction (Physics for Future Presidents by UC Berkeley professor Richard Muller won).
In case you think this is a book strictly for pianists or musicians, I can promise you it’s not.
Kirkus called it “the musical version of Seabiscuit.”
And for the musicians among you, it is truly a delightful read.
