On Monday I spoke in New York about Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong. Maud Newton, who came to hear me at Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, took this snapshot as I was showing a film clip of Armstrong in action. Just before I went on stage, the folks at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt informed me that Pops has already gone into a second printing. How about that?
Tonight I’ll be speaking at the Los Angeles Public Library about Pops. The fun starts at seven o’clock sharp. For more information, go here.
In other Pops-related news:
• The current issue of The New Yorker contains a four-page review-essay about Pops by John McWhorter. Here’s the money quote: “Teachout excels at conveying the interplay between Armstrong the artist and Armstrong the entertainer.” The piece is only available to New Yorker subscribers on line, but you can download a podcast by McWhorter that includes soundbites from Armstrong’s private tapes–the very same ones I used in writing Pops–by going here.
• John Schaefer’s interview with me on WNYC’s Soundcheck is now available in streaming audio or as a podcast. To listen, go here.
• This touched me.
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
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