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Book Reviews and Awards
A number of excellent people and institutions have had good things to say about Tim’s books.1 Here is a sampling:
Reviews for Shakespeare's Ear
“This page-turningly entertaining book combines the rugged experience of a seasoned academic researcher with the wit and lightness of touch of a literary raconteur. Great stuff from start to finish.” ~ William Lyons, director of The Dufay Collective, composer, and historical adviser for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
“Rayborn means to reveal a timeless side to the theater world—our fascination with the underbelly of things extends from the ancients to today’s news.” ~ Booklist
“With a gimlet eye, a mordant wit, and a genius for unearthing the most sensational details of plays and playwrights, Rayborn’s historical, hysterical recounting of life upon the wicked stage from the dawn of time to the brink of tomorrow will be a pure (and sometimes prurient) delight for schoolboys and scholars alike.” ~ Christopher Byrne, Author, Theater Critic, Gay City News
Reviews for Beethoven's Skull
“This impeccably researched yet eminently approachable book is sure to keep readers engrossed (pun intended) to the very end.” ~ Library Journal
“An enjoyable source of well-researched material and quirky anecdotes.” ~ Publishers Weekly
“Witty and occasionally weird, Beethoven’s Skull will provide music lovers with many macabre points to ponder, argue and use to impress their friends.” ~ Seattle Times
“A witty, fun, and informative gavotte through musical history.” ~ Hallie Rubenhold, historian and bestselling author of The Five, The Lady in Red, and Mistress of My Fate
Reviews for A New English Music:
“Rayborn’s extremely approachable and comprehensible prose will certainly provide much information, all of it relevant and useful. The book is detailed yet to the point, serious yet accessible. It is highly recommended.” ~ Ralph Vaughan Williams Society Journal
“Copiously documented chapters distill significant amounts of scholarship about the featured composers. Recommended.” ~ Choice
“It is impossible to imagine any reader coming away from Dr. Rayborn’s account without wanting to seek out more, and still more, of the music therein discussed. […] What a relief that so detailed, fair-minded, and decorous a guide as Dr. Rayborn’s should now have emerged.” ~ The University Bookman
Award for Jessica Jones: Scarred Superhero:
Tim and Abigail Keyes were the recipients of the 2018 Susan Koppelman Award from the Popular Culture Association for their edited collection, Jessica Jones, Scarred Superhero: Essays on Gender, Trauma and Addiction in the Netflix Series (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2018).
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