biography
After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux

After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
Polito provides in-depth analysis of Dylan’s key works from this period in a kinetic prose style befitting his subject
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
The beloved comic actor celebrated, with insights from famous friends
Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment

Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
This engrossing, affectionate and well-researched biography reveals the human behind the caricature
David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way
David Bowie’s late revival was heroic, in a very English way
Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available

Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods

Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
