The Great American Songbook Fiction_Gift_Guide they encounter a baffling web

they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles

a dangerously spry old man who claims to be blessed by Joseph Smith himself

We meet each of these individuals again as if for the first time as Spangler offers a dramatic retelling of their lives

coming in sizes from mouselike vermin all the way up to castle-smashing monsters

and legacy of Black Americans who made a difference

The Great American Songbook Fiction_Gift_Guide they encounter a baffling webFor the characters in these stories, love and music are almost indistinguishable. A famous songwriting duo is destroyed by their creative differences, a jazz musician is consumed by his inability to speak or play, a man takes a pop song literally and charts his love onto buildings. These stories cover songs and riff on melodies. They unearth chords that bridge the gap between past and present. A playful, elegant debut collection, The Great American