15 must-read music books
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: August 30, 2017 2:50 PM | Last Updated: August 30, 2017
The CBC Music Festival is happening on May 28 at Echo Beach in Toronto. To get you into the festival spirit, here are 15 must-read musical books.
- Mountain City Girls by Anna & Jane McGarrigle
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
- Decoded by Jay-Z
- Whale Music by Paul Quarrington
- Joni: In Her Own Words by Malka Marom
- Fallen by Kara Stanley
- Reservation Blues by Sherman Alezie
- Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
- Satchmo by Gary Giddins
- Festival Man by Geoff Berner
- On a Cold Road by David Bidini
- A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan
- Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
- Just Kids by Patti Smith
- How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran