Reading list: The Great American Songbook

Muntpunt, the library, information centre, meeting place and study space in the centre of Brussels, has put together a unique reading list for the concert series *The Great American Songbook*:

James Baldwin – *If Beale Street Could Talk*
A love story like the blues: passionate, melancholic and unforgettable (novel)

Anneriek Van Heugten – On the Edge of Silence
In 19th-century Paris, the son of a clarinet maker becomes captivated by the saxophone (ages 13+)

Treme
New Orleans after Katrina: some residents rebuild their lives, without losing sight of the music (TV series – HBO)

Toni Morrison – Jazz
Love and murder in 1920s Harlem, in a powerful literary novel (novel)

The jazz standards: a guide to the repertoire
A fascinating look at 250 jazz classics (non-fiction)