Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words YA non-fiction Today's narratives about trans people

Today's narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit neatly into the categories of male or female

--Richard Ford

as his cover deepened

and from the tiniest ant to the blue whale

Death himself

Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words YA non-fiction Today's narratives about trans peopleThe first lyricist to win the Pulitzer Prize, Ira Gershwin (1896 1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook, a period which covers songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Now, in the first full length biography devoted to his life, Michael Owen brings Ira out at last from the long shadow cast by his younger and more famous brother George. Drawing on extensive archival sources and