Today, the Brattle Agency welcomes Carlos Bauer to our client list. Mr. Bauer is an accomplished writer , scholar, and translator. We are lucky to have him on our list and are currently submitting his first novel Under the Fake Mediterranean Sun for consideration.
Paul Griffiths' new novel Mr. Beethoven shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize, 2020!
Congratulations to Paul Griffiths on the UK/EU publication of his new novel Mr. Beethoven
From the publisher Henningham Family Press:
What if Beethoven had travelled to the United States in their infancy, taking up his commission to write a Biblical oratorio for Boston's Handel and Haydn Society?
'In Griffiths' latest novel... the composer brings his time, his temperament and his sense of democracy to us. But he can’t possibly fit in. The challenge of Beethoven 250 will be to retain a Beethoven who is among us but refuses to fit in.'
- Mark Swed, Los Angeles TimesAs Beethoven wrestles with his muse, and his librettist, he comes to rely on two women. Thankful, who conducts his conversations using Martha's Vineyard sign language, and a kindred spirit: the widow, Mrs. Hill. Meanwhile Boston waits in anxious expectation of a first performance the composer will never hear.
Variously admonishing the amateur music society and laughing in the company of his hosts' children, the immortal composer is brought back to the fullness of life.
Griffiths invents only what is strictly possible. His historiography weaves through the text in counterpoint, making this also a story about the fragility of the past and the remaining traces of the man: Mr. Beethoven.
Luke Salisbury joins Bob Salter on WFAN in New York!
Author Luke Salisbury discussed why he feels teachers should discuss Confederate monuments, his belief the monuments should not be located on government property, and evidence of a form of post traumatic stress disorder affecting Civil War soldiers.
Great Pre-Publication Reviews of Luke Salisbury's Novel No Common War (forthcoming from Black Heron Press)
From Foreword:
The effects of the war on families at home are clear, too. Those who leave to fight never return the same, and the North is seen mourning for its lost innocence just as the South does. The book perfectly captures the pitch of the national upheaval and its emotional traumas.Beautifully written, No Common War ranks as one of the best war novels in decades.
From Kirkus:
Author Luke Salisbury tells a compelling story about his ancestor Moreau, and it's "as true as I can make it." Slavery is America's original sin, and the Salisbury brothers are among so many who pay penance.An engrossing, well-told story by a writer with a unique perspective.
Why I Struggle To Relate To Relatability - Joanna Luloff
Brattle Agency author Joanna Luloff has an essay on LitHub today about the thorny intellectual problem of "relatability" in fictive narratives. Her debut novel Remind Me Again What Happened will be published on Tuesday the 26th by Algonquin Books.
Why I Struggle To Relate To Relatability
Likability in Fiction Isn't the Same Thing as Empathy
Joan Chase
It is with great sadness that the Brattle Agency reports that our author Joan Chase has died. Bryan Marquard of the Boston Globe has written a lovely obituary/appreciation which you can find below.
A memorial service will be announced for Ms. Chase, who in addition to her husband leaves a son, Christopher of Pittsburgh; a daughter, Melissa Grabau of Sacramento; a brother, Larry Strausbaugh of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Linda Kaye Moore of Denver; and two granddaughters.
Any condolences for the family may be sent to the Brattle Agency at christopher.vyce@thebrattleagency.com and will be forwarded. Thank you.