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Terry Teachout

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http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/

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Terry Teachout is the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal and the chief culture critic of Commentary. His latest book, "Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong," will be published on December 2 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He blogs about the arts at www.terryteachout.com. His other books include "The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken," "All in the Dances: A Brief Life of George Balanchine," and "A Terry Teachout Reader." "

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Terry Teachout's Blog

Terry Teachout isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.

TT: The sound of life itself

The Wall Street Journal has given me an extra drama column this week with which to report from California on South Coast Repertory's revival of August Wilson's Jitney . Here's an excerpt.

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Has there been an American playwright who was better than August Wilson at turning the everyday speech of ordinary people into poetry? Maybe Clifford Odets, but I'd be hard pressed to name another rival. S... read more »

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Books by Terry Teachout

Average rating: 3.66 · 1916 ratings · 455 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong 402 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Skeptic: A Life of H. L. Mencken 378 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	All in the Dances: A Brief Life of George Balanchine 406 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Terry Teachout Reader 408 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	City Limits 500 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Beyond the Boom: New Voices on American Life, Culture, and Politics by Terry Teachout, Tom Wolfe 400 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990	My rating:
	All in the Dances: A Brief Life of George Balanchine 000 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	All in the Dances: A Brief Life of George Balanchine 000 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Flashfire (Parker, #19) by Richard Stark, Terry Teachout 391 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, Terry Teachout (Introduction) 357 avg rating — 1571 ratings — published 1957 — 11 editions	My rating: