Season 4 Reading Series: Mysteries and Music: Christy Alexander Hallberg on ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’
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Christy Alexander Hallberg
Christy Alexander Hallberg is the author of the award-winning novel ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’ (Livingston Press, 2021) and host of Rock is Lit, the first podcast devoted to rock novels. She is a Teaching Professor of English at East Carolina University and serves as Senior Associate Editor of ‘North Carolina Literary Review’. Her fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and interviews have appeared in many journals, including ‘storySouth’, ‘Still: The Journal’, '‘iction Southeast’, ‘Litro’, ‘STORGY’, ‘Entropy’, and ‘Eclectica’.
About the Episode
EPISODE SUMMARY:
In this episode of the Rock is Lit Season 4 Reading Series, host Christy Alexander Hallberg celebrates the third birthday of her novel, ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’. She delves into the evocative imagery and central characters that drive the novel, while reflecting on the three previous Rock is Lit episodes centered on Led Zeppelin and ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’. Join Christy as she revisits the poignant journey of Luna Kane, an 18-year-old on a quest to uncover her deceased mother’s secrets.
Set in the winter of 1988, ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’ follows Luna from her family’s farm in eastern North Carolina to England to search for the enigmatic guitarist of Led Zeppelin, the man her mother, Claudia, hinted may be her father.
Tune in for an immersive experience as Christy shares the first two chapters of the audiobook, brought to life by the talented narrator Melissa Connell.
MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Rock is Lit theme music
[Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can’t Stop”
“Thank You” by Led Zeppelin
“Four Sticks” by Led Zeppelin
“Over the Hills and Far Away”
[Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—“I Can’t Stop”
Rock is Lit theme music
LINKS:
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Rock is Lit Season 1 EP on ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/christyalexanderhallberg/margaretbauer/randallmartoccia/lizawieland/dannygoldberg
Rock is Lit Season 2 EP on ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislitpodcast/searchingforjimmypageaudiobook
Rock is Lit Season 3 EP featuring photographer Neal Preston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvNwNXH8jTE&t=10s
Christy Alexander Hallberg’s website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/rockislit
Christy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg
Rock is Lit on Instagram: @rockislitpodcast
Jimmy Page performing with Led Zeppelin at Kezar Stadium, 1973/Photo by Neal Preston
