AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026Discover the beautiful and uplifting novel about a musical prodigy and his mother forced to spend years searching for each other, the perfect holiday read for fans of Delia Owens s Where the Crawdad s Sing, Kristen Hannah and Clare Leslie Hall.
'Superb, detailed research and analysis of how four ordinary boys from Liverpool took over the world, through the lens of the man who made it all happen Daily TelegraphMr Moonlight is a crisply written canter through Epsteins rich and mysterious life SpectatorThe definitive biography of Brian Epstein the man who made the Beatles by leading Beatles biographer Philip Norman.
'The definitive story' Q MAGAZINE'I can't recommend this marvellous piece of work enough' IRVINE WELSHUPDATED WITH BRAND-NEW MATERIALLong revered as the definitive work on Ecstasy and dance culture in the late 1980s and 1990s, Altered State follows the UK scene from its euphoric beginnings through to the worst of its commercial excesses as MDMA became a mass-market drug.
'If you have yet to explore her cosmic music, begin, as Andy Beta did, with Journey in Satchidananda, then open this detailed and illuminating biography.
A rallying, celebratory essay about Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift and unbridled female ambition by the beloved author of Bluets and The ArgonautsIn The Slicks, Maggie Nelson positions culture-dominating pop superstar Taylor Swift and feminist cult icon Sylvia Plath as twin hosts of the female urge towards wanting hard, working hard and pouring forth and as twinned targets of patriarchy s ancient urge to disparage, trivialise and demonise such prolific, intimate output.
A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn.
A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn.
A GROUNDBREAKING RECKONING WITH THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CLASSIC HISTORIES OF THE BEATLES AND LED ZEPPELIN.
The second book from acclaimed writer and journalist Joel Golby 'There's no one funnier than Joel Golby' GREG JAMES'I love this book' DOLLY ALDERTONHow much of your life do you review?
Joyfully chaotic a memoir of Blur s comeback year Guardian Warm and funny a gorgeous book The TimesA raucous, behind-the-scenes account of the year Blur got back together'There is nothing that can touch the sound made by a close-knit group of people who have been playing together for years and years and years, playing as though their lives depended on it.
The young action-packed, funny, accessible and highly-illustrated K-Pop chapter book series that fans of Lottie Brooks and K-Pop Demon Hunters have been waiting for!
The all-new collection of hair-raising missteps and hilarious antics on Diddly Squat Farm, from gentleman farmer and two-time Sexiest Man Alive winner, Jeremy Clarkson.
What began as an underground 60s Mod scene in unlicensed, no-frills clubs in the North West of England became a youth craze that has long surpassed all others.
An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author's four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family.
A David and Goliath story about Ireland's role as prime real estate for the world's largest tech multinationals, and the considerable impact it has had on us as individuals.
A Rough Trade Book of the YearThe Sunday Times bestsellerThe much-anticipated first book from Black Sabbath bassist Geezer ButlerWith over 70 million records sold, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath are one of the most influential bands of all time.
Published to mark the beginning of the Britten centenary year in 2013, Paul Kildea's Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is the definitive biography of Britain's greatest modern composer.
People Best New BookThe inside story of the making of Mean Girls - and our enduring 20-year obsession with itReleased in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever.
The only child of an electrical engineer and a mother who resented the fact that she'd never been to university, the broadcaster Jenni Murray grew up in a traditional household in the 1950s.
In An Appeal to the World, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the way to peace in our time, arguing for a form of universal ethics that goes beyond religion - values we all share as humans that can help us create unity and peace to heal our world.
A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, PITCHFORK, NPR, METRO AND HERALD SCOTLAND BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018'The definitive grime biography' NME'A landmark genre history' PitchforkThe year 2000.
Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knock-out debut about a Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of one of the most influential K-pop girl groups of all time, Girls Generation.
