We know how Merce Cunningham works and how he thinks - we've been told, over and over again, by him and by others.

It's often the case that the most strained moments in books are the very beginning and the very end - the getting in and the getting out. The ending, especially: it's awkward, as if the writer doesn't know when the book is over and nervously says it all again.

Diana Vishneva is not only a magnificent dancer but a magnificent actress - no one works harder or understands more.

Tolstoy may be right about happy and unhappy families, but in ballet, it works the opposite way: All good ballets are different from each other and all bad ones are alike, at least in one crucial respect - they're all empty.

We all need each other in publishing to make publishing work for authors in a variety of formats now and in the future. Anyone who thinks publishers don't bring anything to the table has a very narrow view and lack of knowledge about the industry as a whole.

What makes a publishing house great? The easy answer is the consistency with which it produces books of value over a lengthy period of time.