The Great American Songbook

By Sam Allingham A playful, elegant debut story collection, The Great American Songbook explores the profound hold that music has on our lives. Publication Date: May 8, 2018 Paperback: 9780989275996eBook: 9781646050017 Description For the characters in these stories, love and music are almost indistinguishable. A famous songwriting duo is destroyed by their creative differences, a jazz musician is consumed by his inability to speak or play, a man takes a pop song literally and charts his love onto buildings. These stories cover songs and riff on melodies. They unearth chords that bridge the gap between past and present. A playful, elegant debut collection, The Great American Songbook explores the profound hold that music has on our lives. Biographical Note Sam Allingham grew up in rural New Jersey and Philadelphia. After graduating from Oberlin College, he worked for many years as a music teacher for adults and small(ish) children, before receiving an MFA from Temple University in 2013