Music Books

Music-themed books place songs, musicians, or the music industry at the heart of their narratives. Whether following a band on tour, a composer battling creative block, or a teenager finding identity through a mixtape, these stories capture how music shapes lives and relationships.

17 books
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan book cover
Literary Fiction

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan, 2010
Acid for the Children by Flea book cover
Non-Fiction

Acid for the Children

Flea, 2019
Bel Canto book cover
Romance

Bel Canto

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis book cover
Young Adult

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis, 1994
If I Stay by Gayle Forman book cover
Young Adult

If I Stay

Gayle Forman, 2009
Jazz by Toni Morrison book cover
Historical Fiction

Jazz

Toni Morrison, 1992
Just Kids by Patti Smith book cover
Memoir

Just Kids

Patti Smith, 2006
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver book cover
Romance

Leather & Lark

Brynne Weaver, 2024
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover book cover
Fantasy

Maybe Someday

Colleen Hoover, 2014
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas book cover
Young Adult

On the Come Up

Angie Thomas, 2019
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Run Rose Run

Dolly Parton, 2022
Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie book cover
Romance

Songs in Ursa Major

Emma Brodie, 2021
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev book cover

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss book cover
Fantasy

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss, 2008
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White book cover
Fantasy

The Trumpet of the Swan

E. B. White, 1970
Trumpet by Jackie Kay book cover
Fantasy

Trumpet

Jackie Kay, 2000
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell book cover
Non-Fiction

Utopia Avenue

David Mitchell, 2020
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