Author David Hajdu profiled

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From today's edition of The Morning Call.

Hajdu's latest book ''Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics and Culture.'' may win him a National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.

His 'Lush Life' is one of the best book on jazz I have read in recent years.

[AllenLowe]

I recommend Heroes and Villains, which contains some of the best criticism I have read in recent years.

[colinmce]

I enjoyed it very much, but I also feel like he sometimes over-emphasizes the "critical" in "criticism".

[AllenLowe]

well, somebody's gotta do it - especially in this day and age of critical happy talk.

[colinmce]

Good point.

[medjuck]

I liked the book though I found the introduction (by someone else) a little self serving.