Ann Powers, Author Simon & Schuster $23 (288p) ISBN 978-0-684-83808-3
Coined to characterize Parisian cafe denizens in the 1830s, the term ""bohemian"" now refers somewhat vaguely to a lifestyle or attitude that lies outside the mainstream. An acclaimed pop critic for the New York Times, Powers (co-editor, Rock She...
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Ann Powers, Author, Tori Amos, Author . Broadway $23.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7679-1676-9
After over a decade of making big-selling albums, but also being pigeonholed as an eccentric New Age princess, singer/songwriter Amos redefines her image in this appealing mishmash (coauthored with critic and Experience Music Project curator Powers)
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Ann Powers. Dey Street, $26.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-06-246369-2
In her ambitious history of American pop music, NPR critic and correspondent Powers delves into a diverse range of music forms including Creole love songs and tracks to twerk to on MTV. Above all, Powers (Weird like Us) embraces the profound, and...
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Ann Powers. Dey Street, $35 (448p) ISBN 978-0-06-246372-2
NPR music critic Powers (Good Booty) paints a dazzling portrait of a legendary musician whose restless creativity fueled her multifaceted career in the folk, jazz, rock, and soul genres. Powers traces Mitchell’s musical evolution beginning with a...
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