Ondine Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Tamara Karsavina told Fonteyn: ‘You have the finest partner in the world. I only had Nijinsky'. Link to the Gramilano Jann Parry review in yesterday's LINKS Book Review - Dynamo, Michael Somes – A life in the Royal Ballet by Sarah Woodcock: Jann Parry, Gramilano 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 I wonder if this will be stocked in the ROH shop. Amazon is saying it will be 3 - 7 months for delivery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Oh. Was about to look to see where I could order it! Local bookshops perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) When I tried to order the Muntagirov autobiography from my local Waterstones back in - I think - June, they said it probably wouldn't arrive before Christmas due to it being print-on-demand. I got it from elsewhere in the end! Edited September 29, 2023 by RHowarth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Print-on-demand is normally available in less than a week. The ROH Shop has been posting out copies of Vadim Muntagirov’s book worldwide virtually immediately - as well as stocking it, of course. So, if its shop decides to run with the Michael Somes book, as it surely will, the ROH will probably be the best retailer to try. Maybe the reported delay in delivery is because the pre-publicity is running too far ahead of the title being ready. Something like that happened with Ashley Killar’s biography of John Cranko, I think. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Isn't Muntagirov's book self-published? The Somes book is published by David Leonard / Dance Books. It's odd to have the reviews out so long in advance of the book being available isn't it? Perhaps pre orders mean they do a print run accordingly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 I ordered the Somes book on Amazon yesterday and the email says that it's due to arrive on 5 October. ?! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 This book looks interesting. My very first visit to the ballet in London was circa 1960-1 at Drury Lane Theatre when first saw Fonteyn partnered with Somes in The Firebird. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Oh. That's not what Amazon actually says on its page is it? However, though I do use Amazon for some things (guilty confession) I think I'll order via my excellent local bookshop. Amazon is convenient but there isn't huge reduction from RRP. That's a very enticing review from Jann Parry. Here is the man himself (via ICA Classics clips so it's official) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) Amazon is currently saying it will arrive sometime between 27 December and 7 April! It lists the publication date as yesterday, so I hope I may be able to pick up a copy in the ROH shop tomorrow. Edited September 29, 2023 by RHowarth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Another Gramilano review has a stunning portrait photo of Michael Somes from Anthony Crickmay. You can see why Ashton was so smitten... though sadly for him, though Somes became a great friend, it wasn't reciprocated. I am so looking forward to reading this! https://www.gramilano.com/2023/09/dynamo-biography-michael-somes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, RHowarth said: Amazon is currently saying it will arrive sometime between 27 December and 7 April! It lists the publication date as yesterday, so I hope I may be able to pick up a copy in the ROH shop tomorrow. The ROH Shop is not currently listing this title online and I think it usually does so for pre-orders ahead of a publication date. I've just asked 'someone in the know' and, apparently, Waterstones has been experiencing a series of problems with its ordering system - hopefully now resolved. [Incidentally @Ondine, the print-on-demand service in relation to self-published books is usually remarkably quick.] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 The Gramilano review sounds like a whitewash, are any other reviews available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, MAB said: The Gramilano review sounds like a whitewash Did you read the comment from Paul Arrowsmith re his Henry Danton interview? https://www.gramilano.com/2023/09/dynamo-biography-michael-somes/#comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Ondine said: Oh. That's not what Amazon actually says on its page is it? No, it doesn't say it now! It's changed since yesterday. I received a confirmation email with the 5th Oct estimated delivery date. Just have to see what happens! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newcombe Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 3 hours ago, bridiem said: I ordered the Somes book on Amazon yesterday and the email says that it's due to arrive on 5 October. ?! Same for me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm365 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Amazon is now saying delivery will be delayed until late October. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The latest piece in Gramilano reads like a pre-publication blurb originating from the publisher. It is surely intended for information rather than to be regarded as a review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnticaFiamma Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 I definitely saw it at ROH bookshop in mid September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, AnticaFiamma said: I definitely saw it at ROH bookshop in mid September I looked on Saturday and it wasn't there - I wonder if the initial print run was small and demand has exceeded supply. Edited October 4, 2023 by RHowarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 As a bookseller I ordered this from our main supplier who are saying Temporarily Out of Stock and have given me a delivery date of 23 October. This could change though, forwards or backwards, as I have found with orders placed for other books. It gives the publication date as 21 Sept. This is where the Dance Books shop is sorely missed. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 2 hours ago, capybara said: The latest piece in Gramilano reads like a pre-publication blurb originating from the publisher. It is surely intended for information rather than to be regarded as a review. I would certainly hope so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Pulcinella said: This is where the Dance Books shop is sorely missed. Agree - and as publishers too. However, it seems as if a re-print has been found necessary sooner than expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 21 hours ago, jm365 said: Amazon is now saying delivery will be delayed until late October. Same here - 21-27 Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane S Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 I ordered the book from my local bookshop ( small country town) on publication day and they told me it should arrive by the end of this week - and they were right: I picked it up this morning. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I've had an email from Amazon saying it's now coming tomorrow. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletbloke Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 21 hours ago, Jane S said: I ordered the book from my local bookshop ( small country town) on publication day and they told me it should arrive by the end of this week - and they were right: I picked it up this morning. And that's obviously the best way to do it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Balletbloke said: And that's obviously the best way to do it! Although, if they stock a title, the ROH shop is pretty good at shipping things quite quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 I received mine via Amazon today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 1 hour ago, bridiem said: I received mine via Amazon today. Ditto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane S Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Just finished it - 300 pages in rather small print - a lot to take in! Will comment later when others have read it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Mine arrived today and has gone in the Pile Of Things To Read for now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dances431 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 A new book of major importance, a biography by Sarah Woodcock of the Royal Ballet's Michael Somes, a major figure in the company's development. It has already received rave reviews from Jann Parry (formerly The Observer's dance critic) and Mike Dixon in Dance Europe, who wrote 'Sarah Woodcock has done the world of dance a great service ... she has revealed Michael Somes to be the unacknowledged hero of The Royal Ballet ... it is a riveting read and an absolute must by.' It's a 360 page hardback book with 40 illustrations costing £25. Available from any good bookshop or Amazon or ebay. David Leonard, Dance Books 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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