I am a mid-career journalist, a former staff reporter at The Globe and Mail, and the author of Wired for Music: A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound.
“Witty and soulful, this will delight music fans” — Publishers Weekly
“Beautifully written…riveting...read this wonderful book” — Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score
“Thoroughly researched and tenderly written” — The Globe and Mail
Finalist, Canadian Book Club Awards (winner to be announced January 2025).
Finalist, Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Awards (2022).
Click here for media coverage of Wired for Music in The Boston Globe, BBC Science Focus, CBC Radio, CTV, The Guardian, Winnipeg Free Press. etc.
“Wired for Music” is available in hardcover, e-book, paperback and audiobook (narrated by the author).
Drawing from neuroscience, anthropology and evolutionary biology, Wired for Music argues that music is much more than entertainment or a rarefied artform: It’s an age-old system to boost human health, connect us to each other (even at a chemical level) and add meaning, resilience and joy.
Music is a lifelong passion. As a cello student for 17 years, I tried Yo-Yo Ma’s Strad and played Pachelbel’s Canon at a gazillion weddings. I even made it (once) to Carnegie Hall, performing in a university orchestra on the gilded stage.
Injuries put an end to my classical-music career, but when I started dabbling in global grooves, I began to see music in a whole new way.
Click here for links to order Wired for Music in hardcover, e-book, audiobook or paperback.
To celebrate the paperback release, I’m posting a series of photos and videos illustrating key ideas in each chapter:
click here to view “Wired for music: The visual companion”
Press play below to hear my discussion of music and anxiety on Canada’s national radio:
