A HISTORY OF PSYCHEDELIC DRUG culture (and the larger counterculture) eccentrically orbits The Grateful Dead. B PLUS

HEADS
Da Capo Press
2016

RAW, BLUESY BIO of James Brown takes on his complicated life, transcendent music, place as a Black icon.

CARRIE BROWNSTEIN’S MEMOIR shines when portraying the odd camaraderie of life on the indie-rock road. SOLID B

HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL: A MEMOIR
Riverhead Books
2015

BOSTON’S INDIE ROCK scene in the 1980s, vividly evoked in a smart, gritty tale of a young band on the rise. B PLUS

NEXT BIG THING
self-published
2013

SHOCKING, TOUCHING, SALTY memoir from singer Bettye LaVette follows the highs and lows of her career and life.

THE GREAT AMERICAN Opera Novel is sprawling, sensual, erudite, campy, and not for everyone–just like opera!