This is an edition of the revamped Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. I love music, but I never learned to play an instrument (something I still ...

"Conversations" by Steve Reich. "Managing Arts Organizations" by David Snider. “Conversations,” a new book from the 85-year-old minimalist composer Steve Reich, is one of several recent titles that ...

For the past year, percussionist Sameer Gupta’s nonprofit, RootStock Arts, has presented bite-sized programs of classical Indian music at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. By turning the ...