Scott Peeples: Author Reading & Signing

Join us for an evening with Scott Peeples, who will be reading from his new book How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan. Following his reading and author Q&A, Scott will be signing copies of his books.

About the Book

Exploring Bob Dylan’s career, recordings, and life to the present day, a portrait of an artist constantly seeking freedom and artistic control.

How Many Roads chronicles Bob Dylan’s rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording, and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan’s entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan’s deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking, and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan’s major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan diehards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time.

About the Author

Scott Peeples teaches American literature and writing at the College of Charleston. His previous books include The Man of the Crowd: Edgar Allan Poe and the City (Princeton Univ. Press, 2020), and his essays have appeared in a wide range of publications including Salon, Southern Cultures, Arizona Quarterly, and The Conversation.