As I chat on the phone with author Kevin Carey about the inspiration for his new book Junior Miles and the Junkman, I watch my partner and my twelve-year-old inspect and take apart the drivetrain on a bike. Carey has asked me to jump into a planned conversation with artist Steve Gerberich, crediting Gerberich’s kinetic art as motivation for his upcoming middle-grade novel.
Gia Margaret s Romantic Piano is informed by innocence and experience, and has gorgeous moments replacing silence by reorganizing background sounds of everyday life.