‘And the Roots of Rhythm Remain’ by Joe Boyd, ‘Connection is a Song’ by Anna Doble and ‘Street Level Superstar’ by Will Hodgkinson are among the nominees for the prestigious music book prize this year.
Congratulations to Sarah Rainsford, whose memoir has been shortlisted for Best Book by a Non-Parliamentarian, alongside Alexei Navalny’s ‘Patriot’. Winners will be presented with their awards at the Houses of Parliament on 12 February 2025.
On Democracies and Death Cults, the new book by bestselling author Douglas Murray, draws on his on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, taking readers on a harrowing journey through the horrific aftermath of the 7th October attack.
“Our Book of the Year changes how we think about music memoirs, how they are structured and what they tell us,” say Rough Trade. “It tells us of a particular indefatigable individual who will go further than anyone else.”
A.N. Wilson’s GOETHE: HIS FAUSTIAN LIFE is “wild, brilliant and has all the intelligence to rival its subject,” says Francis Wilson in the Daily Telegraph.
Spanning three centuries, the book is an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes biography of the iconic institution. Selwood has unrestricted access to all its papers and archives to tell the stories of the extraordinary people, discoveries, and objects without shying away from controversies.