Amy Waldman, on writing:

History is the history of human behavior, and human behavior is the raw material of fiction.

Most people recognize that novelists do research to get the facts right - how a glove factory works, for example, or how courtesans in imperial Japan dressed.

- Amy Waldman.

On this day in music history - This House Is Not for Sale, by Bon Jovi (2016):

This House Is Not for Sale

Album by Bon Jovi,

released November 4, 2016.

Track list:

This House Is Not for Sale; Living with the Ghost; Knockout; Labor of Love; Born Again Tomorrow; Roller Coaster; New Year’s Day; The Devil’s in the Temple; Scars on This Guitar; God Bless This Mess; Reunion; Come on Up to Our House.

On this day in movie history - Kubrick Remembered (2014):

Kubrick Remembered

documentary directed by Gary Khammar,

was released in the United States on November 4, 2014.
Music by Jon LaCroix.

Cast:

Christiane Kubrick, Leon Vitali, Anthony Frewin, Keir Dullea, Vincent D'Onofrio, Steven Spielberg, James B. Harris, Katharina Kubrick, Rick Senat, Jan Harlan, Matthew Modine, Larry Smith, Gay Hamilton, Mike Kaplan, Todd Field, Malcolm McDowell, Ryan O'Neal, Stanley Kubrick, R. Lee Ermey, Leelee Sobieski, Manuel Harlan, Dominic Savage, Thomas Gibson, Milena Canonero, Philip Castle, Richard Daniels, Marisa Berenson, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns, Edwina Carroll, Christian Clarke, Sky du Mont, Shelley Duvall, Arliss Howard, Adam Lias, Danny Lloyd, Sue Lyon, James Mason, David Morley, Chris Pare, Gavin Parry, Marie Richardson, Dan Rollman, Leonard Rossiter, Peter Sellers, Rade Serbedzija, Marianne Stone, Stewart Thorndike, Kyle Whitcombe, Shelley Winters.

On this day in music history - Sanctuary III: Beyond The Dream, by Sherry Finzer (2014):

Sanctuary III: Beyond The Dream

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released November 4, 2014.

Track list:

The Way; Hallelujah; Beyond The Dream; Frost Runes; Amazing Grace; Another Time And Place; Wayfaring Stranger; Grace; Song For Rex.

On this day in music history - New Used Car, by Sue Foley (2006):

New Used Car

Album by Sue Foley,

released November 4, 2006.

Track list:

New Used Car; Make It Real; When I Come Back To Ya; Absolution; Sugar; Do It Again; Mother; Long Tomorrow; Little Things; Found My Love; Deep Freeze; Change Your Mind.

On this day in movie history - The Howlin' Wolf Story (2003):

The Howlin' Wolf Story

documentary directed by Don McGlynn,

was released in the United States on November 4, 2003.

Cast:

Howlin' Wolf (aka Chester Burnett), Hubert Sumlin, Barbra Marks, Bettye Kelly, Son House, Bukka White, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Robert Gordon, Mark Hoffman, Richard Shurman, Sam Phillips, Sonny Boy Williamson, Paul Burlison, Marshall Chess, Jody Williams, Evelyn Sumlin Goodwin, Bob Koester, Sam Lay, Billy Boy Arnold, Brian Jones, Jack Good, Mick Jagger, James Cotton, John Estes (aka Sleepy John Estes), Clifton James, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mississippi John Hurt, Sunnyland Slim, Charlie Watts, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman.

On this day in music history - Deuces Wild, by B.B. King (1997):

Deuces Wild

Album by B.B. King,

released on November 4, 1997.

Track list:

If You Love Me - (with Van Morrison); Thrill Is Gone, The - (with Tracy Chapman); Rock Me Baby - (with Eric Clapton); Please Send Me Someone to Love - (with Mick Hucknall); Baby I Love You - (with Bonnie Raitt); Ain’t Nobody Home - (with D’Angelo); There Must Be a Better World Somewhere - (with Dr. John); Confessin’ the Blues - (with Marty Stuart); Paying the Cost to Be the Boss - (with The Rolling Stones); Dangerous Mood - (with Joe Cocker); Keep It Coming - (with Heavy D); Cryin’ Won’t Help You - (with David Gilmour / Paul Carrack); Night Life - (with Willie Nelson).