Once upon a time books about rock music were a rarity, these days they just might be a dime a dozen. Quite a few of those are ...

Our favorites include Kathleen Hanna’s riot grrrl memoir, a lively document of musicians’ snacking habits, and an essential ...

Meditations on the way songs affect us at the deepest level, and reflections on the joys of performing and composing.

One program, however, has gone overlooked, and music scholar Sheryl Kaskowitz with her new book A Chance to Harmonize: How FDR’s Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great ...

"Really great novels about music, about the music scene... there are not many at all." To write about music is "this impossible thing," he says. "There is that famous quote, that's now pretty much ...

However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Graphic by Chris Panicker There are enough great books about music each year to fill a library.