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The 9th Penderyn Music Book Prize
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The 'Mercury Prize' for music literature 20/01/23
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.
About the author [midierror]: midierror makes nifty Max For Live devices, innovative music hardware, award winning sample packs and hosts a podcast speaking to people in the music world.