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Big thanks to David Eric Tomlinson and The Writer's League of Texas for this generous and insightful review of Crepuscule W/ Nellie.

An excerpt:

"In distinctive set pieces arranged 'like Chinese progressions' on a musical scale – there are diary entries to study, transcripts and letters, cartons of old photographs, film negatives, jam sessions and master tapes galore – we are taken on what feels like a voyeuristic ridealong, witnessing Monk compose his masterpiece. Monk’s marriage, the lifeblood running through his music, has started to buckle under the pressures of celebrity and art, racial politics and commerce, mental illness and intransigence ... but not (at least not yet) fortune."

The full review: https://writersleagueoftexas.wordpres...

“Crepuscule W/ Nellie is a book you would do well to read twice. At least. It is frustrating, brilliant, challenging, and ultimately rewarding, much like Thelonious Sphere Monk himself: ‘Not the facts. The truth.’” Huge thanks to Michelle Newby for this lively and generous review, the entirety of which you can read in this month’s issue of The Collagist.

http://thecollagist.com/the-collagist...

"A challenging, unconventional, rewarding imagining" featuring "striking, lush writing."

Read the complete review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

With big thanks to John Venegas!

"At a time when our highest grossing movies are neatly trimmed escapist fantasies involving superhumans and when much of the American populace seeks another celebrity athlete upon which to pin their idolatry, I find this book particularly resonant. It is an examination of brilliance and humanity, an acknowledgement of the coexistence of what we label as flaws and beauty."

http://www.angelcityreview.com/crepus...