It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles By Paul Levinson

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It s 1996 and in this alternate history novel about the Beatles WFUV disc jockey Pete Fornatale walks in the tunnels under Fordham University then travels downtown to Grand Central Terminal and finds the world of music that he inhabits is very different As he struggles to understand how to get in and out of alternate realities and make sure John Lennon is not killed in any of them Fornatale will actually dine with John Lennon consult with Leonard Cohen attend a Beatles concert with Diana Ross in Central Park in 1996 and work with a variety of real life characters you may or may not have heard of The short story this novel is based upon won the Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fiction in 2023 and was a Finalist for the Sidewise Award short form for Alternate History 2022 It s Real Life An Alternate History of The BeatlesWhat would you do if you came from an alternate reality in which John Lennon was never killed and you became accidentally aware of our own universe This excellent eerie novel explores that question in ingenious style It s a page turner with philosophical heft and a great sense of rock history not to mention some surprise cameos by Lennon David Bowie Leonard Cohen and other luminaries Highly recommended for fans of Philip K Dick and or the Beatles 9781561780884 Disc jockey Pete Fornatale works for WFUV radio in 1996 He is passionate about music it is that which brings him joy above all else and he is adoring of the Beatles Returning from work one day he walks in the tunnels under Fordham University and travels downtown to Grand Central Terminal in New York Yet his destination is stranger than he can imagine for he has traversed alternate realities in those mysterious tunnels. Real life student book And so begins a fascinating tale of what could have been had John Lennon not been murdered What ensues is a rollercoaster ride of travel between alternate realities an exposition of the historic differences within them and a quest to save one man from a terrible fate. Real life superheroes by alison hawes book Yet the novel is also so much It is infused with Levinson s encyclopaedic knowledge of the music of the Beatles era and beyond with well informed speculation about how the musical landscape of the west may have been irrevocably altered had John lived and the Beatles remained together as a band. Girls in real life situations curriculum pdf Ultimately this novel is a heartfelt homage a love letter to the Beatles and an ode to the music of their era Yet above all it is the passionate celebration of a musical genius whose life was prematurely cut short in an unspeakable tragedy And it is a science fictional celebration a unique rendition as can only be delivered by the skill and passion of a master of speculative fiction and alternate reality Paul Levinson 9781561780884

It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles By Paul Levinson
156178088X
9781561780884
English
227
Kindle Edition
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It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The BeatlesPaul Levinson PhD is an author singer songwriter professor and media commentator His first novel The Silk Code won the Locus Award for best first science fiction novel of 1999 Entertainment Weekly called his 2006 novel The Plot to Save Socrates challenging fun Both novels were reissued as authors cut ebooks in 2012 and Unburning Alexandria sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates was published in 2013 Chronica the third novel in the Sierra Waters time travel trilogy followed in 2014 His 1995 award nominated novelette The Chronology Protection Case was made into a short film now on Prime Video His 2022 alternate history short story about The Beatles Its Real Life was made into a radioplay streaming fre Paul Levinson PhD is an author singer songwriter professor and media commentator His first novel The Silk Code won the Locus Award for best first science fiction novel of 1999 Entertainment Weekly called his 2006 novel The Plot to Save Socrates challenging fun Both novels were reissued as author s cut ebooks in 2012 and Unburning Alexandria sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates was published in 2013 Chronica the third novel in the Sierra Waters time travel trilogy followed in 2014 His 1995 award nominated novelette The Chronology Protection Case was made into a short film now on Prime Video His 2022 alternate history short story about The Beatles It s Real Life was made into a radioplay streaming free since March 2023 and it won the Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fiction It s Real Life was expanded into a novel and published in 2024 Paul Levinson was President of the Science Fiction Writers of America SFWA 1998 2001 His nine nonfiction books on the history and future of media have been translated into a dozen languages around the world and have been reviewed in The New York Times Wired and major newspapers and magazines Two shorter books McLuhan in an Age of Social Media and Fake News in Real Context were published in 2015 2016 and are frequently updated Levinson appears on CNN MSNBC NPR and numerous other television and radio shows and podcasts His 1972 album Twice Upon a Rhyme has been reissued on CD and remastered vinyl and is available on Bandcamp and iTunes His first new album since Twice Upon A Rhyme Welcome Up Songs of Space Time was released by Old Bear Records on CD and digital and Light in the Attic Records on vinyl in 2020 Levinson is Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University in NYC site_link site_link.