Wednesday, May 20th: Katie Hafner

Katie Hafner is a correspondent for the New York Times and the author or coauthor of four previous books: Where Wizards Stay Up Late, Cyberpunk, The Well, and The House at the Bridge. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"This book is about the oldest human intoxicant, the quest for perfection. Katie Hafner describes in fascinating detail the entire human apparatus--teachers, tuners, piano builders, sound engineers, impresarios--that made possible Glenn Gould's singular art. With the narrative force of fiction she explores the uncertain territory where unbridled artistic imagination meets the limits of an instrument, and shows us the emotional costs." --Thad Carhart, author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank

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