David Yaffe is a professor of humanities at Syracuse University. He is the author of Fascinating Rhythm: Reading Jazz in American Writing (2006), Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown (2011), and Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell (2017). He is a music critic for The Nation and has also written for Harper’s, Slate, The New York Times, New York, The Village Voice, The New Republic, Bookforum, The Chronicle Review, and other publications.