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Kyler James
j a m e s g a v i n a u t h o r / j o u r n a l i s t photo by bobby miller "Please, please NEVER tell my life story. Your eyes are too keen." Richard Rodriguez, author and cultural critic “ A killer biographer" Tim Appelo, Hollywood Reporter GEORGE MICHAEL: A LIFE was published by Abrams on June 28, 2022. Audio Book (read by Paul Bellantoni) now available from Tantor CHOSEN BY PEOPLE AS ONE OF ITS BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2022: "A fascinating, heartbreaking bio." SELECTED PRESS:
KIRKUS REVIEWS : “A comprehensive... detailed, evenhanded biography...of the massively popular singer and songwriter... Gavin handles Michael’s problematic years as equitably as the storybook ones...his first-rate reporting makes this biography sing. Gavin’s real stories of triumphs and tragedies poignantly explain one of pop’s most enigmatic stars.” CNN.COM (Brandon Tensley) SPIN (Michael Klein): "Stunning, meticulously researched" LOS ANGELES TIMES (feature by Mikael Wood): "Exhaustive and empathetic" NEW
Available from Atria Books (Simon & Schuster): Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee "James Gavin has captured the essence of the rich musical era that people like my dad, Nat King Cole, and Peggy defined. In his keenly observed, scrupulously researched biography he has also illuminated something very true and touching about the woman behind the glamour. I highly recommend this book." -Natalie Cole “Eminently readable ... fascinating, suspenseful, musically detailed and insightful.” - Anita G
Cat Radio Café
Kyler James