Gregory Stall

There are two new engaging options for Beatles fans. One title deviates from standard biographies and music analysis, the other showcases mostly unseen images of the Beatles from the end of 1963 through early 1964.

With tributes to the late Stephen Sondheim coming thick and fast in the wake of his late November death, Rick Pender, author of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia (Rowman & Littlefield), discusses his new book, his research process, what it was like corresponding with Sondheim, and the enduring appeal of the Broadway composer.