Yale University Press

Porter's ghost could not ask for better care than he has been given in The Letters of Cole Porter . . . . Laid out with a meticulous scholarly apparatus, as though this were the correspondence... — The New Yorker More…

This is a hugely stimulating book that inspires and enlightens. The overall message is positive, highlighting the huge surge in the piano's popularity during the Covid pandemic. A fascinating... — International Piano More…

Hilmes offers a riveting read, a vibrant story full of cannily etched detail. In the end you feel you have been visiting the characters at home, observing with forensic exactitude all their foibles,... — Sunday Times More…

[A] smart, bracing book of reflection, analysis, memoir and history. . . . Even people with some experience of dance and lifetimes of attending performances will be impressed by the author's... — Wall Street Journal More…

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