Amy Nathan is the author of Making Time for Making Music: How to Bring Music Into Your Busy Life which presents music-making experiences and advice from more than 300 avocational musicians, and also from dozens of music educators, researchers, and health-care professionals, who point out that making music is good for your health. She is the author of several other books, for adults, teens and young readers, on topics including women's history, civil rights, dance and music.