Tonight, BookWoman will host folk singer and feminist activist Alix Dobkin. Having been a part of the folk music scene for over thirty years, Dobkin's recently published memoir MY RED BLOOD: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement describes her coming of age in the freewheeling '60s and coming out as a strong proponent of lesbian culture and involvement within the music scene. As if her gender politics weren't target enough for controversy (she was considered a "troublemaker" by the FBI), Dobkin was also a card-carrying comrade throughout much of her youth. more ›

JOSH RITTER What’s The Deal: Josh Ritter graduated from college with a major in American History through Narrative Folk Music, which makes the title of this folk-pop singer/songwriter’s recently released album, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, fitting as well as boastful. He can boast all he wants with those hearty lyrics fat with imagery and the voluminous songwriting of this, his fifth album. Comparisons to Bob Dylan as well as John Lennon immediately come... more ›