August was hot. Work was slow. I took a week mid-month and devoured book after book. Six in two weeks, sometimes one per day, which is a record for me. Here is what I read, mostly music-oriented books; if you know me and my interests, you’ll understand.  

Dirty Rocker Boys by Bobbie Brown with Caroline Ryder

Cherry on Top by Bobbie Brown with Caroline Ryder

Slash: The Autobiography by Slash and Anthony Booze

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Steven Adler: My Appetite for Destruction by Steven Adler with Lawrence J. Spignola

Currently listening:

In March I wrote about Dennis Stock’s behind the scenes photos of American Graffiti (one of my favourite movies) for Magnum Photos‘ ‘Magnum on Set’ series.  It was such a joy writing this piece:

Dennis Stock Actor Charles Martin Smith on the set of “American Graffiti,” filmed in and around the Bay Area. California. USA. 1972. © Dennis Stock | Magnum Photos

I reviewed the lovely illustrated book Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo, by Lucy Brownridge (writer), Sandra Dieckmann (Illustrator) from Quarto Books over at Women Write About Comics.