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Listen, I just love your American Songbook series.

Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan backstage.

Book Review: Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn, Leila Del Luca, Alissa Sallah, Deron Bennett; vol. 1-2

• plot: so good!!! not overly complicated, which was good for such a short story, but I was still so invested. such a short period of time for me to adore and be so invested in the romance and the mystery of the story.
• characters: POPPY MY BELOVED!!! i love her so much, i need more of her, she is such an active protagonist, so open about what she wants, so smart, so forgiving, I need so much more of her. and cyrenic!!! a sweetheart, i love his devotion, I love seeing him deal with his freedom and uncertain future… all the other characters were interesting and beautifully designed and drawn.
• pacing: very fast paced, such a gripping story!! and yet we still had time for emotional scenes!!!
• relationships: poppy and cyrenic are an otp now, love a lady and her bodyguard trope, absolutely beautifully executed. the CHEMISTRY!! and i enjoyed the friendship that developed between poppy and rellen was quite interesting and sweet.
• worldbuilding: i could read so so so many stories set in this world, i want to explore it more!!
• writing art style: im super picky about art style in graphic novels and impacts how many i read, but i loved this one as soon as i saw the cover and lovely color palette as well
• themes: i didn’t process the themes much but im excited to reread and examine them!!
• conclusion: GO READ THEM, THESE ARE AMAZING!!

How many of you remember these two American Girl books?

The first of these, Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls, was one of my favorites as a kid. This was the page about introductions.

Notice the whimsical names. Squidge Mealy. Daisy Dogdish. Mr. Butterball.

But that’s not why I’ve gathered you all here today.

The book was reprinted several years later under the title A Smart Girl’s Guide to Manners.

This was the introductions page. It might look benign. But take a closer look.

Kander? Fred(dy) Ebb?

Lynn Fontanne? Al Lunt?

Sarah Vaugh(a)n? Ro(d)gers? Hart?

Gilbert? Art Sullivan?

Okay…WHO LET THE THEATER NERDS OUT?!

(Oh, yes, and there’s Roy Rogers, a Ms. Evans, Loretta, and Lynn too.)

Celebrating Legendary Jazz Vocalist Sarah Vaughan for #JazzAppreciationMonth (LISTEN)

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)
In continued celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth, today we drop in on virtuoso vocalist Sarah Vaughan, who hailed from Newark, New Jersey, and was dubbed “Sassy” for her salty conversation and “The Divine One” for the heavenly and serene singing feats she accomplished with her three octave range.
To read about Vaughan, read on. To hear about her,…

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Celebrating Vocalist Nancy Wilson for #JazzAppreciationMonth (LISTEN)

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)
In continued celebration of #JazzAppreciationMonth, today we drop in on the underappreciated yet cherished and deeply talented song stylist Nancy Wilson, who was at one time in the 1960s the second most popular act on Capitol Records behind only the Beatles.
To read about Wilson, read on. To hear about her, press…

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MUSIC MONDAY: “Ear Food” - A New Jazz Playlist (LISTEN)

MUSIC MONDAY: “Ear Food” – A New Jazz Playlist (LISTEN)

by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Happy #JazzAppreciationMonth, good people! For most the word “Jazz” conjures up images of the giants like Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, and Louis Armstrong.
Though this collection, “Ear Food: A New Jazz Playlist“ features a new school of Jazz artists re-imagining…

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