Philadelphia Chooses ‘The Soloist’
The 2009 selection for One Book, One Philadelphia is The Soloist. The book’s author, Steve Lopez, is a former Philadelphia Inquirer writer. Now a Los Angeles Times columnist, Lopez befriended a homeless violinist on the streets of L.A. and wrote about him in his columns. Those columns lead to a book and now a movie to be released on Nov. 11, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx.
Lopez appeared with Philadelphia Mayor Nutter at a press conference announcing the book yesterday. The Inquirer quotes Nutter on the book’s relevance to Philadelphia, “The issue of homelessness will be the serious topic of discussion here.”
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music Steve Lopez
- Hardcover: $25.95
- Publisher: Putnam Adult (April 17, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0399155066
- ISBN-13: 978-0399155062
- Audio CD: Unabridged, $19.95
- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, (May 1, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1433215225
- ISBN-13: 978-1433215223
- Audio Cassette: Unabridged, $44.95
- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, (May 1, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1433215217
- ISBN-13: 978-143321521
- Paperback: $15.00
- Publisher: Berkley Trade (September 30, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 042522600X
- ISBN-13: 978-042522600
