Erin Osmon's new book on John Prine, his eponymous 1971 debut, is a gift for fans of the plainspoken singer and this career-making album. Chicago Reader
PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Ten Miles West 2. Down by the Green River 3. We Come for to Sing 4. A Winning Hunch5. The Singing Mailman 6. And Then He Has You 7. The Earl8. The Best Damned Songwriter 9. The Bitter End 10. Thinking and Feeling 11. Midwestern Mindtrips NotesBibliography
Erin Osmon is a Midwest native and a veteran of Chicago newsrooms whose work appears in Uncut, No Depression, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Billboard, The Guardian, and many other publications. She teaches music journalism, writing, reporting and digital at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School, USA. Her debut book, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost (2017), was named a Best Music Book of 2017 by Pitchfork.