Music
Chart’s the star’s journey from teen sensation to one of the bestselling power balladeers of all time. The Little Guide to BTS 2nd April, 6583 Uncovers the global infatuation with the K-Pop superstars.
Oldcastle Books
Princes Amongst Men Garth Cartwright 23rd April, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780857306203
Engaging blend of travelogue, history and cultural analysis of Balkan Gypsy music. Updated and expanded new edition transforms the original 2005 text and includes fresh interviews and a foreword by Michael Dregni.
Omnibus Press
Rebel Grrrls Molly Tie 11th June, hb, £20, 9781913172985
Untold story of how women shaped punk – and how punk shaped them.
Do What You Fear Most Richie Unterberger, Dean Wareham
14th May, hb, eb, £30, 9781913172992
The history of the Velvet Underground, blending new archival insights and first-hand accounts to illuminate the band’s radical impact on music and art.
Cognitive Dissident Matt Johnson, Jason Wood
26th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781915841650
In this compelling series of conversations, Johnson of the The shares candid insights into his life and music.
Series
Omnibus Remastered Tony Fletcher pb, eb Curated from 50-plus years of music publishing, these editions are the cornerstone for any music book collection. In paperback with new covers and contributions. Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon 23rd April, £14.99, 9781915841926
The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the 68 Special Simon Goddard 23rd April, £14.99, 9781917274029
Spring/Summer 2026
The Sound of the Machine: My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond Karl Bartos, Dr Leah Kardos 19th February, £16.99, 9781917274128
Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton Stephen Miller, David Sinclair 4th June, £14.99, 9781917274166 Steppin’ Razor: The Life of Peter Tosh John Masouri, Don Letts 4th June, £14.99, 9781917274203
Bowie Odyssey 76 Simon Goddard 9th April, pb, £17.99, 9781917274005
Seventh volume of Goddard’s critically acclaimed series is a stark and brutal, black-and- white tale of art, anger, discord and salvation.
Picador
Tonight the Music Seems So Loud Sathnam Sanghera
4th June, hb, eb, £22, 9781035063871
Author of Empireland takes a different writing turn with this biography of George Michael.
Polygon
Atypical Girl Penny Kiley 5th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781846976919
Set in the Liverpool music scene of the 1980s, this is a moving story about a search for identity and the role that music plays in all our lives.
Prestel
The Drum Thing Deirdre O’Callaghan 7th April, hb, £35, 9783791394138 Now available in a compact edition, a showcase of the world’s best drummers.
Reaktion Books
The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments Deirdre Loughridge, Thomas Patteson
1st April, hb, eb, £17.95, 9781836391852
Imagined instruments reveal how we shape music and how music shapes us.
Death Trip
Michael S Begnal 1st May, hb, eb, £20, 9781836391890
The history of the influential Raw Power era of Iggy and the Stooges.
Johannes Brahms John Worthen 1st June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781836391975
Reveals the passion, humour and humanity of Brahms, the man behind the myth.
The Sound of Lost Futures Jamie Sexton 1st July, hb, eb, £15.95, 9781836392477
Hauntological bands such as Burial, Broadcast and the artists on Ghost Box Records took inspiration from the culture of the 1960s and ’70s.
Repeater Books
Riding the Rollercoaster Keith Jopling 12th May, pb, £10.99, 9781917516358
The story of how artists and bands carve out long and successful careers in the music business, despite numerous pitfalls and pratfalls.
Scottish Universities Press
Beyond the State Simon McKerrell 31st March, hb, eb, £30, 9781917341165
Major new study of music establishes a nuanced model of sustainability that reimagines the relationship between music, place and capital in the Scottish rural creative economy.
Seven Dials
Ariana Grande George Griffiths 7th May, pb, £10.99, 9781398728516
Era-by-era biography points out what Grande’s songs reveal of her as a person.
Sona Books
James Taylor Carolyn McHugh 6th April, hb, £22.50, 9781915343949
Takes fans through the singer-songwriter’s life and career, a tapestry of personal struggles, artistic triumphs and unwavering resilience.
David Bowie Carolyn McHugh 6th April, hb, £16.99, 9781917259187
Illustrated story of the boy from Brixton who became one of the most legendary artists and musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Sweet Cherry
Greatest Pop Stars: Taylor Swift Annabelle Coleman
9th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781836891161
The Music Is Black: A British Story
Jacqueline Springer (ed)
Writing from the heart can also mean it gets broken along the way.
The Crowood Press
Choral Conducting Paul Spicer 24th February, pb, eb, £25, 9780719845932
Explores the multifaceted skill of choral conducting, from vocal training and gesture to interpretation and rehearsal techniques.
Unicorn
Back to Bach George Michell 16th March, hb, £30, 9781917458856
Explores the composer’s impact on those who followed, from Mozart to Stravinsky to rock guitarists to pop singers.
University of Chicago Press
Operatic Infrastructures Flora Willson 20th May, hb, eb, £44, 9780226846835
Exploration of the fundamental relationship between opera and urban modernity in three cities: London, Paris and New York.
Richard Wagner’s Political Ecology Kirsten S Paige
20th May, hb, eb, £40, 9780226843537
Deep history of Wagnerian environmental imagination asks where it came from, how it was received by audiences and reconceived by directors.
The Sound of Thinking Craig Dworkin 30th April, pb, eb, £20, 9780226847719
Compendium of musical practices and compositions that upend notions of creativity and expressivity while diversifying our sense of the musical canon.
V&A
19th March, hb, £25, 9781838510527
Black British music has been the soundtrack to periods of profound political, social, cultural and demographic change. Epic in scope and personal recollection, The Music Is Black bears witness to the resilience, ingenuity and heart of all those who create.
Welbeck
Icons of Style: Billie Eilish 5th February, hb, £14.99, 9781035432851
Ultimate guide features all the star’s key looks and signature pieces.
White Rabbit
Dub Revolution David Katz 2nd July, hb, £25, 9781399619141 Monumental history of reggae’s most innovative and sonically adventurous sub-genre, from the leading authority on reggae music.
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty Daniel Dylan Wray 7th May, hb, £25, 9781399625234 Sheffield’s immense musical legacy told through its independent artists, scenes and spirit.
Where the Music Had to Go Jim Windolf 16th April, hb, £25, 9781399627849
The deep, lasting connection between the two most enduring musical acts of the 20th century: Bob Dylan and the Beatles.
WW Norton
On the Record Anna Harwell Celenza 12th May, hb, eb, £27, 9781324004998
Surprising story of how iconic works of music sparked debate and action in the US Congress.
Won’t Back Down Erin Osmon 12th June, hb, eb, £24, 9781324051374
One of America’s leading music journalists on Heartland Rock’s glory days and its role in 1980s’ populist politics.
Yale University Press
Nocturnes Susan Tomes 24th March, hb, eb, £20, 9780300278897
History of the music of twilight and sleep, from the nocturnes of Field and Chopin to Max Richter.
133 Zone Books
Castrato Phantoms Martha Feldman 10th February, hb, eb, £32, 9781945861130
New mapping of castrato afterlives in modern Rome.
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