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David Yaffe
Assistant Professor of Humanities
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David Yaffe is a nationally renowned arts critic and assistant professor of humanities in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences,Â
He is the author of (Princeton, 2006) and (Yale, 2011). He is currently at work on Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, forthcoming).  He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on 20th and 21st Century American fiction, poetry, music, and creative nonfiction. He is a music critic for The Nation and has also written for Harper’s, Slate, The New York Times, New York, The Village Voice, The New Republic, Bookforum, The Chronicle of Higher Education Review, and other publications.
Related Stories and Coverage
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The Nation
Yaffe Details Social Commentary in New HBO Show
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The Paris Review
The Agony and the XTC
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Dallas News
How David Yaffe Earned Joni Mitchell’s Trust
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New York Times
New York Times Reviews Yaffe’s Joni Mitchell Bio
Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman -
The Nation
The Nation Reviews Yaffe’s Reckless Child Biography
Friday, October 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman -
Canada.com
Writer and Biographer David Yaffe Details Road to New Joni Mitchell Bio
Sunday, October 15, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman -
The Atlantic
A Review of David Yaffe’s Newest Biography, Reckless Daughter
Friday, October 13, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman -
Washington Post
Washington Post Reviews David Yaffe’s ‘Reckless Child’
Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman -
New Yorker
New Yorker Reviews David Yaffe’s New Joni Mitchell Biography
Monday, October 9, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman -
BBC 4 Radio
Yaffe Interviewed About Joni Mitchel Biography
Monday, September 18, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman