Hi, folks. In slightly more than a month University of Texas Press will publish my first book, John Prine: In Spite of Himself, part of its American Music Series. I’m starting this blog as a companion piece to the book. Watch this space for news of upcoming events related to the book, behind-the-scenes stories and photos about researching and writing it, and more.

The big news so far: Publishers Weekly put my book on its list of Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2015, alongside upcoming releases from the likes of Toni Morrison, Nick Hornby, Thomas McGuane, Kim Gordon, and Erik Larson. I was surprised and honored to find myself in such esteemed company.

PW gave the book a positive review: “Huffman’s book will make us want to pick up Prine’s albums and listen to them once again or for the first time.” Kirkus also gave it a good review, saying “Huffman proves an amiable companion as he leads readers though the musical development of an artist whose songwriting uniqueness has prevailed over a decided lack of ambition and decades of commercial indifference.”

Thanks for checking in! See you soon.