No musician of the ragtime era is more deserving of recognition than Will Marion Cook (1869-1944), one of the most influential African-American composers, conductors, and musical theater producers of the early 20th century and another of the fascinating characters in TEMPTATION RAG: A NOVEL.
Readers of TEMPTATION RAG: A NOVEL love the fictional characterizations of real-life people from the early 20th century world of ragtime in New York City.
An in-depth podcast interview with Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard, author of the new release TEMPTATION RAG: A NOVEL.
I love the old sheet music covers from the ragtime era. These eye-catching works of art helped propel sales of popular songs to the public.
Mike Bernard, a leading character in my new book, TEMPTATION RAG: A Novel, was one of the most famous musicians of the ragtime era. I hope you’ll enjoy listening to this authentic recording from 1912.
Wonderful to see that in today’s world of TV, computers, cell phones and video games, young kids still show enthusiasm for reading books and writing stories. Why not help to sponsor a Young Authors’ Day at your local elementary school?
As an author of historical fiction, I love to read the work of other contemporary writers of historical novels—particularly those who have set their story in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, which happen to be my favorites. But I have found it perhaps even more enlightening to read the work of writers who actually lived in those eras. There is so much to be learned from the great classic authors whose work never goes out of style!
