Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories ~ Conversation with biographer Michael Posner

Award-winning writer Michael Posner speaks with @Banyen Books & Sound about his new biography: Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories.

From his groundbreaking and bestselling novels, The Favourite Game and Beautiful Losers, to timeless songs such as “Suzanne,” “Dance Me to the End of Love,” and “Hallelujah,” Leonard Cohen is a cherished artist. Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories draws on hundreds of interviews to reach beyond the Cohen of myth and reveal the unique, complex, and compelling figure of the real man.

Michael Posner is an award-winning writer, playwright, journalist, and the author of seven books. These include the Mordecai Richler biography, The Last Honest Man, and the Anne Murray biography, All of Me, both of which were national bestsellers. He was Washington Bureau Chief for Maclean’s magazine, and later served as its national, foreign, and assistant managing editor. He was also managing editor of the Financial Times of Canada for three years. He later spent sixteen years as a senior writer with The Globe and Mail.

Interview host: Jacob Steele
Music: Samuel Romero

[theodoreconstantini]

I have read Michael Posner's, trilogy of biographical books on Cohen, and they're a great read and you get a real feel for the type of person he was .

[ulrike]

His books are fascinating ❤ and helped me to grasp this multidimensional character

[broken]

Love Leonard, always good counsel- I'll listen to him while my heartbeats.

Only saw him perform once, in 2008, he literally skipped on and off stage, very touching.

He maintained a child like quality inspite of everything.

It's interesting that he may have had a military career, probably why he liked to wear a GWC and a Victorinox watch at different times in his life.

❤

[badassdahn]

Been listening to Leonard Cohen today I’ve been facinsted by his songs I’m running around on the internet trying to find stories about Leonard and if he spoke about what his inspiration was for any of his songs. The partisan still shocks me and a thousand kisses deep softens me. Hallelujah glues me together again

[leajellinek]

lovely informal discussion about Leonard Cohen...revealing intricacies and complexities

[sunltcloud]

Loved the interview. Thank you both! ❤️

[hookywookywithmalarkyman]

Been a leonard fan since around 72, seen him back in the UK Southport just himself & guitar, met him as he was boarding a tour coach & i offered him a paper cup of wine & he said thank you my friend, R.I.P. dear person.

[shanazi]

Wow awesome thank u interesting life he had god rest his soul great man ❤

[SophiahKoikasWindyQueen]

you can tell the interviewer really liked LC. good job