About this Event
Join us for an evening with Scott Peeples, who will be in conversation with Erin Templeton about his new book How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan, which explores Bob Dylan’s career, recordings, and life to the present day, a portrait of an artist constantly seeking freedom and artistic control. Following their conversation and author Q&A, Scott will be signing copies of his books.
This is a free event. Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP on Eventbrite and present it at the bookshop register.
About the Book
Exploring Bob Dylan’s career, recordings, and life to the present day, a portrait of an artist constantly seeking freedom and artistic control.
How Many Roads chronicles Bob Dylan’s rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording, and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan’s entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan’s deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking, and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan’s major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan diehards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time.
About the Author
Scott Peeples teaches American literature and writing at the College of Charleston. His previous books include The Man of the Crowd: Edgar Allan Poe and the City (Princeton Univ. Press, 2020), and his essays have appeared in a wide range of publications including Salon, Southern Cultures, Arizona Quarterly, and The Conversation.
About the Conversation Partner
Erin Templeton is the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a professor of English at Converse University, where she teaches courses on all things American literature. She serves on the board of directors of the International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society and is currently working on an edition of Tender is the Night for Oxford University Press's World Classics series. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Hub City Writers Project. In her spare time, she is probably running, walking her dogs, and/or listening to an audiobook.
Event venue & nearby stays
Hub City Bookshop, 186 W Main St, Spartanburg, United States
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