A Week On The Brink – My Bob Knight Story
With the death of Bobby Knight, Ian shares how he was in the eye of the storm when Indiana University fired its longtime baskeball coach.
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This is Bloomington
My six years in Bloomington were a sort of high water mark. I met people who still play a significant role in my life. I also discovered tons of music and saw some fantastic live shows. It was also the last time that I felt surrounded by people in the same stage of life I was. We were young, figuring it out, and embraced the life we all chose to live.
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Radio Radio Soundtrack
The soundtrack to my first novel, Radio Radio, differs from the one for Postgraduate. Some of these songs are referenced in the book. Others were songs that inspired the story. I tend to write my books like a screenplay, and these are songs I hear in my head as if this was a movie. Some
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Liner Notes #1 – The Greatest Month in the History of Recorded Music
Over the last year, music pundits have bombarded the Internets have published a series of articles celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the most significant year for album releases. It’s true; 1971 was an era of solid LPs. Albums such as Blue by Joni Mitchell, Tapestry by Carole King, and Led Zeppelin IV absolutely belong in
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Postgraduate Soundtrack
I have described Postgraduate as “a mixtape disguised as a novel” and “my love letter to ’80s and ’90s alternative music.” I am a music head. I don’t think that anyone would disagree with that. And like most people who are of a certain age, I’ve fallen into a groove of music from my salad
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