The 9th Penderyn Music Book Prize

The Penderyn Music Book Prize is the first UK-based prize specifically for music books. It covers books on history, theory, biography, and autobiography - this year featuring 14 brilliant books about music. If you're looking for a birthday gift for a loved one or something to escape with, these are some great choices.

Included in the list are: 

• Rickenbacker Guitars : Out of the Frying Pan Into The Fireglo - Martin & Paul Kelly (Phantom Books)
• Soul Survivor - PP Arnold (Nine Eight Books)
• Let's Do It - Bob Stanley (Faber & Faber)
• Pride, Pop and Politics -  Darry W. Bullock (Omnibus Press)
• Sound of Being Human - Jude Rogers (White Rabbit)
• Some New Kind of Kick - Kid Congo Powers (Omnibus Press)
• Electric Wizards - JR Moores (Reaktion Books)
• Positive Vibrations - Stuart Borthwick (Reaktion Books)
• Access All Areas - Barbara Charone (White Rabbit)
• What Happened to The C86 Kids - Nige Tassell (Nine Eight Books)
• What's She Like - Helen O'Hara (Route Publishing)
• Ten Thousand Apologies - Adelle Stripe (White Rabbit)
• Totally Wired - Paul Gorman (Thames and Hudson)
• Sound Within Sound - Kate Molleson (Faber & Faber)

The page for this year also shows winners in previous years, which are sure to be worth a look. 

All the details here: https://www.penderynprize.com/2023.html

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