Two tales of love converge in Wilson’s mystery novel in which the vibrant backdrop of the 1970s New York City ballet scene serves as conduit for the story.
REVIEW Terez Mertes Rose’s “Outside the Limelight”
Terez Mertes Rose delivers the second book of her Ballet Theatre Chronicles series. This time exposing the underbelly of ballet through the stories of two dancing sisters.
Ballet, boys…and penguins? Jennifer Longo’s “Up to This Pointe”
Merely wanting something desperately doesn’t make it so. So, a young ballerina remakes her life… in Antarctica.
Can A Woman In Her Forties Dance The Nutcracker?
“Raising The Barre” is Lauren Kessler’s account of the months she spent preparing to dance The Nutcracker with a professional dance company. An exceptional challenge for a forty-something, non-dancer! Read our review of the book.
Ballet Takes A Thrilling Leap In The Suspense Novel “Dark Turns”
Dancers and thriller fans will appreciate the twists in “Dark Turns,” a new novel by Cate Holahan, whose research on ballet went inside the dance studio.
Alla Osipenko: The life of a Kirov ballerina
Alla Osipenko was one of the great Russian ballerinas. Her name calls to mind Soviet dancer defections, the KGB and the Cold War. Learn more about her in this review of Joel Lobentnal’s enthralling biography on this unique figure in dance.
