Little, Brown and Company is thrilled to be publishing the works of Peter Guralnick for the first time in e- book format. Peter Guralnick has been called “a national resource” by critic Nat Hentoff, for books that have argued passionately and persuasively for the vitality of this country’s intertwined black and white musical traditions. Guralnick’s work has been praised consistently for its examination of broader social and cultural history, while bringing an elegant literary voice to its subjects.
The new e-books include Guralnick’s best-selling and highly praised two-volume biography of Elvis Presley: Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley and Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. Of the first, Bob Dylan wrote, “Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others.” Of both volumes, the New York Times Book Review declared in a lead review, “It must be ranked among the most ambitious and crucial biographical undertakings yet devoted to a major American figure of the second half of the twentieth century.”
Also debuting in e-book form is his earlier, acclaimed trilogy covering American roots music: Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom, called “one of the best books ever written on American popular music” by Newsweek; Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians; and Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock ’n’ Roll.
These titles will join Guralnick’s previously published e-books: his novel, Nighthawk Blues, and his latest book, Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke, which was hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “monumental, panoramic…an epic tale told against a backdrop of brilliant, shimmering music, intense personal melodrama, and vast social changes.”
Guralnick is currently at work on a biography of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.
Little, Brown Publisher Michael Pietsch says, “Peter Guralnick possesses superhuman wisdom and sympathy, and brings us closer to the core of music and life than any other writer. We’re thrilled beyond measure to bring Peter’s work to an ever broader readership.”
In addition to these new e-book releases, Guralnick has launched a website at www.PeterGuralnick.com, where he will be posting essays, playlists, and opinions on a regular basis.
Ambitious, masterful, and essential, Guralnick’s works will now be available to even more readers across digital platforms.
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