*NEW!* Written with the full co-operation of Stuart’s former band mates, family and the friends who knew him best, ‘Stay Alive’ by Scott Rowley is the unflinching, celebratory, deeply affecting true story of a Scottish musical folk hero 26-03-26 tinyurl.com/6w6cxss2 tinyurl.com/3cnv66ff

‘Our Secrets Are The Same’, the joint memoir by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill with Graeme Thomson, has been named a Rough Trade and Uncut Book of the Year 2025. Order your copy of #OurSecretsAreTheSame via the link below: www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-...

“An enthralling book. We thoroughly recommend it” New ‘Word in Your Ear’ with Peter Doggett discussing the happy/sad story of the Beach Boys youtu.be/j9LIWABxKss

168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE is officially a Sunday Times bestseller and will be #7 in this weekend’s chart. Huge congratulations @keithcameron2.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy or come to an event, the record stores and bookshops who have supported this special book…

*NEW* Kevin Rowland Bless Me Father - A Life Story with @tedkessler.bsky.social Walthamstow 30 Sept 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671094301...

This 👇!!!! #davidackles

I've no idea how to grab links to Instagram posts but David Hepworth is talking up David Ackles, & Mark Brend's new book about him. So that's good.

New Modern has acquired Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle, author of the award-winning study of Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush, among other titles. Publication is scheduled for 23rd October 2025 👇 #BookSky

***NEW*** Drummer. Actor. Designer. Beatle. ‘Ringo: A Fab Life’ The dazzling new biography by Tom Doyle 23-10-25 A: tinyurl.com/254j86h7 HMV: tinyurl.com/bdcrm32h W: tinyurl.com/2pjthwtm RT: tinyurl.com/yn2m99rp #ringo

Nearly three years in the making, it’s a pleasure to be able to announce Peter’s incredible tribute to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. His ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ is one of the best books on The Beatles and ‘Surf’s Up’ is as essential a read on this most remarkable of family sagas

New Modern, the first imprint of the newly established Putman Publishing and led by music publisher Pete Selby, has acquired Surfs Up: Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys by Peter Doggett. The book will be published by New Modern on November 6th 2025 👇

Incoming….

I wrote about @adellestripe.bsky.social's wonderful olfactory memoir, Base Notes, in this week's TLS @thetls.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...

Celebrating the launch of 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers, as author @keithcameron2.bsky.social is joined by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire for these in conversation in Brighton, London and Abergavenny this September. Tickets from geni.us/168SongsEvents

"Tender, bittersweet... I loved this memoir and have never read anything quite like it." Thanks to @steelydass.bsky.social at RNZ for her thoughtful review of Base Notes. This really made my day. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Exclusive interviews. Unseen letters. New revelations. Their story in their words. ‘Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History’ by Mark Blake Set the controls for the heart of the sun 09-10-25 HMV: tinyurl.com/bdnyyeej W: tinyurl.com/bdfd9m7e R: tinyurl.com/mtbee4cp

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Reminder of these on the horizon for Adelle Stripe... Mon 10 @thesociallondon.bsky.social with @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social + C.A.R. Fri 14 with Decius, @elizabethalker.bsky.social, Syd (Working Men's Club) + more PLUS full dates and pre-orders at: geni.us/BaseNotes

Wonderful night at @rnrbook-club.bsky.social in E17 with Lawrence, @willhodgkinson.bsky.social and Jeremy Deller discussing Street-Level Superstar - the year's best music book. Plus we were treated to top sounds from DJ Mark Green, and a quiz and raffle with prizes generously provided by Lawrence

Coming up on 6th anniversary of David’s death. I can’t stress how essential a Christmas present this is if your partner is of the correct musical disposition and somehow hasn’t read it.

No documentary will ever be as good as Michael’s book. The urtext of late nineties-noughties pop