The author and Princeton University professor discusses his musical biography of Stevie Nicks with Mindy Gonzales-Bracken, a Florida State professor and self-described Stevie Nicks super-fan.
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Reflective and expansive, "Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks" situates Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century. This biography examines Nicks as a singer and songwriter before and beyond her career with Fleetwood Mac, from the Arizona landscape of her childhood to the strobe-lit "Night of 1000 Stevies" celebrations. Morrison analyzes Nick’s craft, identifies her many influences and connects Nick’s story to those of California’s music history.
Simon Morrison teaches music history at Princeton University. He specializes in 20th-century Russian and Soviet music with expertise in opera, dance, film, sketch studies and historically informed performance. His books include "Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today"; "The People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years"; and "The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev: the Story of Lina and Serge Prokofiev."
Mindy Gonzales-Backen is associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Florida State University. She is an author of over 40 scholarly articles and chapters focused on identity, gender, and systems of oppression and privilege as they relate to child development and families. She is a lifelong Stevie Nicks superfan and sometimes described as having a doctorate in Nicksology by friends. Her deep love and respect of Nicks’ music and interest in her life has fostered a growing following among fellow fans.
This event is part of the library's joint programming with Labyrinth Books and is co-sponsored by Princeton University’s Humanities Council.
