It's a cool biography. The author Michael Posner was on this Canadian show called The Agenda yesterday discussing the book. Lots of fun insights on Irving Layton, Judy Collins, Janis Joplin accusing him of plagiarism, Mordecai Richler, etc. Here's the link to the interview: https://www.youtube.com/w...

The accolades and adoration that Canadian icon Leonard Cohen received from across the globe after his death four years ago reflect his enormous influence, even well beyond the realms of music, poetry, and literature. But as he was starting out, that outcome was far from obvious. Writer and journalis...