Here are the books I brought with me to read (or reread) on my trip to California and Oregon:
• Three sets of bound galleys: Stanley Crouch’s Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker, Chuck Haddix’ Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker, and Alisa Solomon’s Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof
• Larry Birnbaum’s Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock ‘n’ Roll
• Jack O’Brien’s Jack Be Nimble: The Accidental Education of an Unintentional Director
• Brian Priestley’s Chasin’ the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker
• Tom Wolfe’s Back to Blood