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Poet, novelist,
singer-songwriter, artist, prophet, icon—there has never been a figure
like Leonard Cohen. He was a true giant in contemporary western culture,
entertaining and inspiring the world with his work. From his
groundbreaking and bestselling novels, The Favourite Game and Beautiful
Losers, to timeless songs such as “Suzanne,” “Dance Me to the End of
Love,” and “Hallelujah,” Cohen is one of the world’s most cherished
artists. His death in 2016 was felt around the world by the many fans
and followers who would miss his warmth, humour, intellect, and
piercing insights.
Cohen’s story is told through
the voices of those who knew him best—family and friends, colleagues
and contemporaries, business partners and lovers. Bestselling author
Michael Posner draws on hundreds of interviews to reveal the unique,
complex, and compelling figure of the man The New York Times called “a
secular saint.” This is a book like no other, about a man like no
other. Join Dr. Lesley Simpson and Professor Sara R. Horowitz in
conversation with Michael Posner about Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories
chronicles the full breadth of his extraordinary life. This third and final
volume in biographer Michael Posner’s sweeping series of Cohen’s
life—That’s How the Light Gets In—explores the last thirty years of his
life, starting with the late 1980s revival of his music career with the
successful albums I’m Your Man and The Future. It covers the death of
his manager, Marty Machat, and the appointment of another who would
ultimately be accused of stealing more than five million dollars from
Cohen.
Michael Posner is an award-winning writer,
playwright, journalist, and the author of seven books. These include
the Mordecai Richler biography, The Last Honest Man, and the Anne
Murray biography, All of Me, both of which were national bestsellers.
He was Washington Bureau Chief for Maclean’s Magazine, and later served
as its national, foreign, and assistant managing editor. He was also
managing editor of the Financial Times of Canada for
three years. He later spent sixteen years as a senior writer with The Globe
and Mail (Toronto).
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