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Dust to Dust
Published: 05/09/08
Absolutely no excuses here for plugging no less than FOUR books on our Dust either newly published or soon to be released.
In the Middle of Nowhere by Laurie Cole
Middlesex University Press (30 Sep 2008 UK)
This is the first book-length study of Dusty Springfield's contribution to popular culture in terms of race, gender or sexuality, and will appeal to both fans and readers with a general interest in popular music or cultural studies.
An intimate portrait by Sharon Davies
Andre Deutsch Ltd (6 Oct 2008 UK)
This new biography, written with the active cooperation and assistance of Dusty's lifelong friend and secretary, Patricia Rhodes, and of Simon Bell, who lived with her through the last six months of her life, promises to be a timely reminder of the art and style of a performer who said of herself, "My face is white, but my soul is black."
Queen of the Post Mods by Annie j Randall
Oxford University Press. (1 November, 2008 USA),
(Mar 2009 UK)
Focusing on the years from 1964 to 1968 this book pays special attention to Springfield's close collaboration and friendship with American gospel singer Madeline Bell, the distinctive way Springfield combined US soul and European melodrama to achieve her own musical style and stage presence and her camp sensibility.
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It’s Hard Being Queen by Jeanette Lynes.
Freehand Books (Published September in Canada)
One of Canada’s best-loved poets takes on one of the most compelling divas in sixty-one audacious poems. It’s Hard Being Queen paints a compulsively readable portrait of an extraordinary life. Each page is infused with wit, drama, and, of course, music.
freehand-books.com
