ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 08 JANUARY 2014

... to play an instrument (again).

The UK paperback edition of Play it Again is now out

Too late for a Christmas present, but just it time to stiffen your resolve to go back and learn that instrument you loved and left...

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 22 DECEMBER 2013

Here's the full video of my talk at New York Public Library in conversation with Paul Holdengraber

and here's an account of it by Genevieve Belmaker

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 24 NOVEMBER 2013

Here are some responses to Play it Again from users of goodreads.com

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 20 OCTOBER 2013

The Huffington Post has taken my book and skilfully distilled it into "8 bits of wisdom" . I wasn't entirely sure there was any wisdom in the book, so this is a big thrill for me. 

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 28 SEPTEMBER 2013

and another... 

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 28 SEPTEMBER 2013

Play it Again was published in USA last week - launched at an event at New York Public Library. Video to follow

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 24 AUGUST 2013

C4 in the UK has recently broadcast this little film in which I sit down and compare pianist notes with the extremely interesting James Rhodes.  Just over three minutes. Fun.

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 24 AUGUST 2013

..is out in September, published by Farrar Strauss and Giroux. Public event at New York Public Library on September 25

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 24 AUGUST 2013

The book divides my life into two main parts - pianistic and journalistic.