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40 Books Every Music Lover Should Read

"Are you a music fan? These fiction and nonfiction books are sure to satisfy your desire to rock and read a fantastic story."
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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
1
Jennifer Egan
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
2
Ernest Cline
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
3
Nick Hornby
Talking to Girls About Duran Duran (Rob Sheffield)
Talking to Girls About Duran Duran
4
Rob Sheffield
Porcelain (Moby)
Porcelain
5
Moby
How Music Got Free (Stephen Witt)
How Music Got Free
6
Stephen Witt
Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue (Mark Spitz)
Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue
7
Mark Spitz
Autobiography (Morrissey)
Autobiography
8
Morrissey
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
9
Emily St John Mandel
Reckless (Chrissie Hynde)
Reckless
10
Chrissie Hynde
In the Pleasure Groove
In the Pleasure Groove
11
Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink (Elvis Costello)
Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink
12
Elvis Costello
M Train (Patti Smith)
M Train
13
Patti Smith
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk (John Doe W/ Tom Desavia & Friends)
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk
14
John Doe W/ Tom Desavia & Friends
The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones (Rich Cohen)
The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones
15
Rich Cohen
Billie Holiday - The Musician and the Myth (John Szwed)
Billie Holiday - The Musician and the Myth
16
John Szwed
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
17
Sarah Dessen
The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
The Commitments
18
Roddy Doyle
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
19
Jonathan Lethem
The Piano Teacher (Janice Y. K. Lee)
The Piano Teacher
20
Janice Y. K. Lee
This Is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession (Daniel J. Levitin)
This Is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession
21
Daniel J. Levitin
The Walrus and the Elephants (James A.Mitchell)
The Walrus and the Elephants
22
James A.Mitchell
Man on the Run (Tom Doyle)
Man on the Run
23
Tom Doyle
Waging Heavy Peace (Neil Young)
Waging Heavy Peace
24
Neil Young
Bob Dylan in America (Sean Wilentz)
Bob Dylan in America
25
Sean Wilentz
A Freewheelin' Time (Suze Rotolo)
A Freewheelin' Time
26
Suze Rotolo
Neil and Me (Scott Young)
Neil and Me
27
Scott Young
The James Brown Reader (Nelson George & Alan Leeds (Ed.))
The James Brown Reader
28
Nelson George & Alan Leeds (Ed.)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Carrie Brownstein)
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
29
Carrie Brownstein
The Soloist (Mark Salzman)
The Soloist
30
Mark Salzman
Audrey, Wait! (Robin Benway)
Audrey, Wait!
31
Robin Benway
Mozart: A Life in Letters (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Mozart: A Life in Letters
32
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Songbook (Nick Hornby)
Songbook
33
Nick Hornby
There Goes Gravity (Lisa Robinson)
There Goes Gravity
34
Lisa Robinson
The Loser (Thomas Bernhard)
The Loser
35
Thomas Bernhard
Love Is a Mix Tape (Rob Sheffield)
Love Is a Mix Tape
36
Rob Sheffield
Where She Went (Gayle Forman)
Where She Went
37
Gayle Forman
This Song Will Save Your Life (Leila Sales)
This Song Will Save Your Life
38
Leila Sales
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Oliver Sacks)
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
39
Oliver Sacks
Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Dave Hill)
Dave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore
40
Dave Hill
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