Author/Journalist J.C. McGowan


Lagos, the Algarve Coast, Portugal
 

J.C. (Chris) McGowan is a writer of diverse interests who has published books on Brazilian music (The Brazilian Sound, Temple University Press) and digital media (Entertainment in the Cyber Zone, Random House), and authored a science-fiction novel (The Big God Network). He also blogs for The Huffington Post and other sites about politics, culture, environmental issues, and Brazil (where he resides).

 


The Big God Network:
a post-American
Science-Fiction Novel

"A unique alternative vision of the future, with richly portrayed characters."
--
Gwendolyn Toynton, Primordial Traditions

 

The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil

The Brazilian Sound: Samba,
Bossa Nova and the Popular
Music of Brazil (3rd edition)

“It continues to be the most informative and eminently readable book about Brazilian popular music."
—Don Heckman, The Los Angeles Times



Assorted Essays & Scribblings

Huffington Post Blogs

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