Projects – Welcome to PINY Press

John Wilson An English Conductor, a personal portrait by Cantara Christopher

A sampling of postings on BBC conductor John Wilson from my blog, with audio and commentary

Read my entire blog “I’ll Be Dead Before You Break My Heart” here.

Runes of Minneapolis, 24 stories from the 60s by Cantara Christopher

#olebull #newnorway #childrenstheatresexscandal #elementsofmusicology #cardboardarchitecture

Wild Lychee, a memoir of san francisco in the fabulous 70s by Cantara Christopher

Read the historical notes on my book blog.

Mamoulian in Mind, a memoir of old hollywood by Cantara Christopher

#classichollywood #roubenmamoulian #marlenedietrich #gretagarbo #barbarastanwyck #miriamhopkins #ritahayworth #lindadarnell #cydcharisse #tyronepower #williamholden #oklahomathemusical #carouselthemusical #porgyandbess #georgegershwin #richardrodgers

This one’s a little more thoughtful than the treatment I gave TV director/soi-disant poet Stephen Gyllenhaal because, unlike Stephen, Rouben Mamoulian was a film genius.

Read the historical notes on my book blog.