Winging It
The new book by Randy Fertel, out March 26, 2024.
Weaving People and Ideas to Make a Difference
Randy Fertel is a writer and philanthropist dedicated to the arts, education, New Orleans, and the environment.
Books
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WINGING IT
In Winging It, Fertel explores improvisation across the landscapes of popular culture, the arts, and public affairs, ranging from tap dancing, social media, hook-up culture, psychedelic trips, and hip-hop to—last, though not least—the performative and demagogic posturing of Donald Trump.
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A TASTE FOR CHAOS
In A Taste For Chaos, Fertel explores the undercurrent of spontaneity in literature and identifies a new metagenre called improvisations texts that claim to have been written without effort or craft, like an idea that hits you in the shower.
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THE GORILLA MAN AND THE EMPRESS OF STEAK
The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak is the story of two larger-than-life characters and the son whom their lives helped to shape.
“At the farmers market, I'm responding to color, and smell, and I'm following my intuition. In my kitchen when I'm imagining how things will lead from here, I'm improvising. In his artful and authoritative new book Winging It, Randy Fertel explores how improvisation shapes and enlivens our wider world. Yield to your impulses, act spontaneously, and get this book — it's a revelation.”
— Alice Waters, Founder of Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard
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