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#104: Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows (Inside His Archive)

Very happy to announce that Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows (Inside His Archive) is out, in time for the opening of the exhibition of the same name at the AGO. I think it's safe to that if you're a huge Leonard Cohen fan, you will want this book. I'm also happy to say that if you don't much about Leonard Cohen, this is a great introduction to his life, his work, his ideas, and his influence. I'm obviously happy with this book but that's mainly because I got to spend the better part of this year immersed in the writing, music, and his visual art of one of my favorite artists, in any field, and any genre. It was a huge pleasure to work with the Julian Cox, the AGO's chief curator who headed up the exhibition, and co-edited the book. Publishing coordinator Robyn Lew did a lot of heavy lifting, as usual, as did Kathryn Yuen early in the project. Alex Arslanyan was the resourceful and energetic research assistant for the exhibition, but also worked very closely with us on the publication. The book's designers, The Office of Gilbert Li (Gilbert, Sara Wong, and Alina Skyson for this book) did a masterful job presenting such a diverse array of artifacts and texts, and Nives Hajdin and Kendra Ward edited the texts with their usual sensitivity and patience, as did Judy Phillips with the proofreading. The printing is delightful, thanks to Type A's commitment to quality. Paul Jerinktish's pre-press work was impeccable. Clint Enns's visual research was enormously helpful. The Leonard Cohen Family Trust made the whole project possible: we benefited greatly from the knowledge and insights of Robert Kory, Robert de Young, Ran Kory, and Cheryl Cordingley. Essayists and other contributors from Alan Light to Michael Petit, Laura Cameron, and Joan Angel added depth to our broad sweep through the archive. Most of the images in the book were derived from the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, but we are also grateful for access to the University of Toronto Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Michael Petit, Ted East, Kristina Ljubanovic, the AGO's Edward P. Taylor Library and Archives, Sharon Robinson, Kara Blake, and George Fok.