Amanda Westfall
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The History of Bones: A Memoir
This exhaustive replay of Lurie’s highs and lows will delight only his most ardent fans.
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Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet
Whiteside’s openness in this warts-and-all memoir is refreshing; readers will enjoy this entertaining romp behind the curtain of professional ballet.
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You’re History: The Twelve Strangest Women in Music
Those interested in music criticism will enjoy this in-depth study of unique women voices in pop music.
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Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour
Fans will enjoy this buoyant coming-of-age narrative by one of music’s most idiosyncratic performers.
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Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop’s Blockbuster Year
Protracted dissections of events such as the Grammys may prove tedious, but pop fans with an appetite for nostalgia will find much to like.
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The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America
Fans will likely devour this title despite its problems, and the work has crossover appeal to young adult readers, who will be stirred by Lamar’s professional and personal journey. [See Prepub Alert, 4/15/20.]
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This Thing Called Life: Prince’s Odyssey, On and Off the Record
Karlen’s writing is too often barely coherent. Even devoted fans should skip.
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Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir
Told in a distinctively heavy voice, this warts-and-all account of addiction’s effect on one’s body and self-worth comes with heft and hits like a ton of bricks.
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Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture
This exhaustive history will please fans of obscure indie movements, though readers with a more general interest in the groups should try Robert Dean Lurie’s Begin the Begin.
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