Recommended Books

Black Postcards: A Rock and Roll Romance  (2008)
Dean Wareham 
A memoir from the founding member of Galaxie 500 and Luna, Wareham writes with style and humour as he recaps the highs and lows of his music career and his personal relationships, and the difficulty of keeping them separate. 

Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB (2008)
Jaime Lowe
One of the founding members of the Wu Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard (aka Russell Jones) died tragically in 2004 from an accidental drug overdose. Written from the perspective of a fan, this biography mixes personal narrative with first hand accounts from the family, surviving members of the Wu Tang Clan, and others who knew ODB.

Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste  (2007)
Carl Wilson
Author Carl Wilson documents his journey towards identifying his inner Celine Dion fan. He also explores how people’s views of good and bad and love and hate affect the way we define ourselves.

Crazy Diamond  (2008)
David Chojewitz, translated by Doris Orgel
As a kid, Mira escapes from Croatia in a Marshall amp road case in the rear of her uncle’s van. A musician, he hands her the key to her future: a guitar. At fourteen, she meets three stowaway teens from Ghana. They share everything on the way to the musical fame that all of them covet — except Mira.