Who likes a little rock with their reading? Since I first made this list, I've read even more great books that have music at their hearts, and it always strikes me how uniquely difficult a task it must be for an author to convey the power of fictitious music. Here are six of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing, and the musician and band dynamics that keep it all wonderfully unpredictable and complicated and weird. For this e

Jennifer Weiner's newest novel offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the music business, songwriting, and the pressures of fame, layered...

Taylor Jenkins Reid offers the story of a band, its making, and its unmaking, through interviews with various characters that illuminate...

Cher's lack of agency in her relationship with Sonny Bono came through in passive, reactive behavior, but as she grew older, she found...

Musicians' Must-Read Memoirs I'm a biiiig memoir fan, and I love behind-the-scenes peeks. These six memoirs from musicians offer stories...

Spears's slim memoir offers vulnerability, the shocking details of her now-infamous 13-year conservatorship, self-reflection, and her...

Charm City Rocks is sweet, interesting, and layered. I loved this story about relationships, complications, famous/everyday person...

Hoffman's novel is about facing dark realities, entering uncharted territory, leaning on music as a solace, and welcoming new beginnings....

Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir in which she explores her musical influences and...

The past timeline explores creativity, love, betrayal, and unexpected loops of consequence--which are echoed hauntingly in the present...