Seth Rogovoy's Blog, page 11
November 16, 2009
Bob Dylan's Christmas Album Reviewed
This week I'm honored to have been invited to be the guest author on the Jewish Book Council Blog. I've put together a four-part series on Christmas in the Heart, Bob Dylan's curious new album of holiday favorites. In the postings, I discuss the tradition of pop-music holiday albums; the significant contributions of Jewish-American artists to this genre; and examine Dylan's album for how it fits in context with his own work, what it means (if anything) about where Dylan's head is at these...
November 15, 2009
The Book Tour Begins: Springfield, Mass., and NYC
Hot on the heels of a rave review in Library Journal and a great plug in Vanity Fair, I'm about to embark upon the first week of my so-called book tour, beginning tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 16) night with an author event (multimedia performance, which I'm calling Bob Dylan's Mystical Midrash) at the Springfield [Mass.:] Jewish Community Center at 7, as part of its 2009 Jewish Book Fair, followed the next night with a private party in New York City. No word yet if Bob Dylan, who will be in town...
November 14, 2009
Vanity Fair, December 2009
"Seth Rogovoy testifies that Jewish texts and prophetic tradition — not born-again Christianity — influenced Bob Dylan." – Elissa Schappell, "Hot Type," VANITY FAIR, December 2009
November 11, 2009
Multimedia performance @ 92nd Street Y, Manhattan
Guest Lecture
"Discussing Dylan: Dance Beneath the Diamond Sky with One Hand Waving Free"
92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, N.Y.
November 10, 2009
Booksigning @ Chapters Bookstore, Pittsfield, Mass.
Chapters Bookstore
78 North Street
Pittsfield, Mass.
413. 443.2665
Multimedia Performance @ The Mahaiwe, Great Barrington, Mass.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street
Great Barrington, Mass.
413.528.0100
Radio interview @ WAMC Northeast Public Radio
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
"The Roundtable" with Joe Donahue
Booksigning @ The Bookstore, Lenox, Mass.
The Bookstore
11 Housatonic St.
Lenox, Mass
413.637.3390
Booksigning @ The Bookloft, Great Barrington, Mass.
The Bookloft
332 Stockbridge Rd
Great Barrington, Mass
413.528.1521
November 9, 2009
Booksigning @ Water Street Books, Williamstown, Mass.
Water Street Books
26 Water St
Williamstown, Mass.
413.458.8071
