Books

Music, protest, film, lyrics, nature, art, design, sex, drugs... and rock 'n' roll. From memoirs to photo books, we have good reads for you.
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Books of the Year 2024 | Rough Trade US

A Celebration of Bold Voices and Unforgettable Stories At Rough Trade, books and music are intertwined, each telling stories that resonate with our emotions and shape…

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Books of the Year 2024 | Rough Trade UK

"Our Book of the Year changes how we think about music memoirs, how they are structured and what they tell us...It tells us what…

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In Conversation with Will Hodgkinson, author of Street-Level Superstar

“I can't imagine Bruce Springsteen telling you about how he prefers to wee in the open rather than in a urinal. It's…

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Essential Music Memoirs

"This is non-fiction with feeling. It's incredibly cool and it's as close as you'll get to time travel for…

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In Conversation with Thurston Moore

"I always thought Sonic Youth started that way - what is the band that we would like to see on stage? And it wasn'…

US Books of the Year 2023

A different way of listening to the music and stories we love. We cannot reflect on another orbit around the sun without acknowledging the printed works…

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Books of the Year 2023 | Rough Trade UK

"This book really captures the unadulterated joy and excitement about playing in a band, discovering bands, seeing them live, talking about them with your friends…

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US Books of the Year 2022

During a year of bumpy restarts, where our feet feel a bit closer to the ground and our heads starting to look skyward, the stories we…

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UK Books of the Year 2022

Rewinding histories of hip hop, shoegaze stardom, indie hedonism and the rebel chemistry of punk and reggae. Whether it's detail-oriented accounts from learned documentarians…

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Preview: A Likely Lad

Peter Doherty with Simon Spence A Likely Lad The long-awaited, candid memoir from Peter Doherty, exploring his darkest moments with astonishing frankness, his trademark wit and…