A beautiful new endorsement of THE LAST GRAND TOUR by Chelsea Bieker, author of the new breakout bestseller MADWOMAN.
“[Bieker’s] writing is raw, breathlessly confessional, brilliant in its depiction of the long shadows cast by domestic violence, the constant tension carried by survivors.”
The publication-day launch for The Last Grand Tour is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Powell’s Books in downtown Portland!
I hope you’ll be there!
If you can’t come, you can pre-order the book from Powell’s and they’ll send you a signed copy right after the event. Just click here.
I’m delighted to have documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom interviewing me that night. A few months ago, I attended a pre-release showing of Brian’s latest film, Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, and was blown away. It’s a thoroughly fascinating look at the difficult times of a terrifically talented singer-songwriter whose name and songs might have become as common as those of Joni Mitchell or James Taylor if her life had gone differently.
Lost Angel is available on Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime. And Brian’s earlier documentary, Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, is available on Kanopy. He is currently working on a documentary about the marathon program at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, OR, and a follow-up to his 2016 film Mothering Inside about the Family Preservation Project at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, OR.
Here’s a trailer for Lost Angel, which includes interviews with Jackson Browne, David Crosby, and other noted musicians from the 1970s scene in LA’s Laurel Canyon:
And here’s one of the many covers of Judee’s hauntingly beautiful love song “The Kiss” you can find on YouTube (this one by Adam Brett Ward):
I hope you’ll come out on January 28 to celebrate the release of The Last Grand Tour into the world!
