🎶 I hope you don’t mind
that I put down in words

…how wonderful life is while you’re reading a great book. Music is a universal language that we think is perfectly paired with a good book. You’ll find many a musician in the fiction section, with their own memoirs or even a collection of poetry. Inspired by some of Books & Books favorite musicians, we picked some lyrical reads to keep you company.

Whether you prefer to listen to the moving stylings of Leonard Cohen or the groovy tunes of The Ronnettes and Ronnie Spector, chances are you’ll find just the book you’ve been searching for. Plus, some exciting (and melodic!) forthcoming releases to keep your eye on!

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We Suggest…

PRE-ORDERS:

   

DANGEROUS RHYTHMS: JAZZ AND THE UNDERWORLD by T.J. English

MOONAGE DAYDREAM: THE LIFE & TIMES OF ZIGGY STARDUST by David Bowie

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN SONG by Bob Dylan

GOODNIGHT BOOGIE: A TALE OF GUNS, WOLVES & THE BLUES OF HOUND DOG TAYLOR by Matt Rogers


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THE MUSICAL CHILD: USING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO RAISE CHILDREN WHO ARE HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND WHOLE. by Joan Koenig

STILL ALRIGHT: A MEMOIR by Kenny Loggins

UP JUMPED THE DEVIL: THE REAL LIFE OF ROBERT JOHNSON by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow

THE HOLY OR THE BROKEN: LEONARD COHEN, JEFF BUCKLEY, AND THE UNLIKELY ASCENT OF “HALLELUJAH” by Alan Light

WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS by Caryn Rose

EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE: A LOVE STORY, IN MUSIC LESSONS by Jeremy Denk

THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BOB DYLAN: A RESTLESS, HUNGRY FEELING, 1941-1966 by Clinton Heylin

IT WAS ALL A DREAM: BIGGIE AND THE WORLD THAT MADE HIM by Justin Tinsley

THIS WOMAN’S WORK: ESSAYS ON MUSIC by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson

ISN’T HER GRACE AMAZING!: THE WOMEN WHO CHANGED GOSPEL MUSIC by Cheryl Wills

BE MY BABY: A MEMOIR by Ronnie Spector

SHINE BRIGHT: A VERY PERSONAL HISTORY OF BLACK WOMEN IN POP by Danyel Smith

BEESWING: LOSING MY WAY AND FINDING MY VOICE 1967-1975 by Richard Thompson

            

BET MY SOUL ON ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: DIARY OF A BLACK PUNK ICON by Jean Beauvoir

NÖTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME: THE UNCENSORED HISTORY OF THE ’80S HARD ROCK EXPLOSION by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock

AND IN THE END: THE LAST DAYS OF THE BEATLES by Ken McNab

UGLY BEAUTY: JAZZ IN THE 21ST CENTURY by Philip Freeman

DILLA TIME: THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF J DILLA, THE HIP-HOP PRODUCER WHO REINVENTED RHYTHM by Dan Charnas

BOB DYLAN ALL THE SONGS: THE STORY BEHIND EVERY TRACK EXPANDED EDITION by Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon

THE LYRICS by Paul McCartney

LEONARD COHEN: THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF GENIUS  by Harry Freedman

MUSIC IS HISTORY by Questlove

THE STORYTELLER: TALES OF LIFE AND MUSIC by Dave Grohl

MAJOR LABELS: A HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC IN SEVEN GENRES by Kelefa Sanneh

IMMORTAL AXES: GUITARS THAT ROCK by Lisa S. Johnson

ME: ELTON JOHN