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Beyoncé is in proud daughter mode. After Tina Knowles‘ memoir, Matriarch, earned a coveted spot on The New York Times‘ bestseller list, the superstar took to Instagram to celebrate her mom’s accomplishment.
Sharing a poster announcing that “Matriarch is officially a No. 1 New York Times bestseller,” Bey wrote, “The Mama T was that good?? Ha.” The 35-time Grammy winner added, “You deserve it, I’m so proud!”
In the comments, the new author told her daughter, “Thankyou my baby,” with a heart emoji.
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Knowles’ feat comes a little over a week after Matriarch hit shelves on April 22. This week, the memoir tops both the NYT‘s hardcover nonfiction and combined print & E-book nonfiction lists.
The businesswoman covers a lot of ground in the book, opening up about raising Bey and Solange from babies to two of the music industry’s biggest stars. At one point, she writes about navigating a particularly painful time in the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer’s career: when rumors sparked that Bey was faking her pregnancy with Blue Ivy.
“This child was prayed for and prayed over — a wanted, cherished, real baby, and people were making a living off saying she was a lie,” Knowles wrote, noting how Bey had suffered multiple miscarriages before Blue came along. “I wanted to curse some people out and scream at these losers to set the record straight. They had no idea what she and Jay, and our whole family, had been through.”
The Cécred co-founder also opened up about the much more recent experience of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis last July. She underwent surgery in late 2024 to remove the tumor, recalling that Bey “took [the situation] well, staying positive … I could already feel her mind racing, focusing on this as a task to tackle with precision,” while Solange told Knowles, “We are going to take care of this.”
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The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its centennial year, and fans can now celebrate with a new book that traces the history of the iconic country music institution.
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Released April 15, 100 Years of Grand Ole Opry quickly shot to the top of Amazon’s bestselling country music books chart. The site also has the book on sale for 46% off for a limited time.
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100 Years of Grand Ole Opry: A Celebration of the Artists, the Fans, and the Home of Country Music
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Written by country music journalist Craig Shelburne, as well as some of the 75 currently active Opry members, 100 Years of Grand Ole Opry offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of music’s most influential radio shows, with personal anecdotes, timelines, vintage concert bills and never-before-seen photos. Everyone from Johnny Cash to Dolly Parton credit their success to the Opry, and their stories are documented here, along with later acts like Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs and Keith Urban. Legendary artists like The Everly Brothers, Sam McGee and The Oak Ridges Boys are also profiled, with the book recalling how each of them got their call to join the Opry. As the author writes, “Receiving an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry is almost like a marriage proposal.”
Of course, the Opry also opened a live performance venue in 1974, and this new book features photos and stories from many of the artists that have performed there on stage. The Grand Ole Opry House continues to hosts performances weekly to this day.
Pick up 100 Years of Grand Ole Opry on hardcover today. It’s a great coffee table book for display and a great gift for country music fans too. Get the book here.
You can also watch the recent special, Opry 100: A Live Celebration, featuring performances from Amy Grant, Eric Church, Jelly Roll, The War and Treaty, Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Brad Paisley and more. While it originally aired on NBC, you can now stream it on Peacock.
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With smash hits like “Adam’s Song,” “What’s My Age Again?” and “The Rock Show,” Blink-182 has been creating iconic cultural moments for more than 30 years. Now, bassist, singer and founding member Mark Hoppus is telling his true punk rock story in a new memoir.
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On sale for $22.75 (reg. $32.50) on Amazon, Fahrenheit-182: A Humorous and Inspirational Memoir by Mark Hoppus of Blink-182, Uncover the Life of a Musician Who Never Gave Up chronicles Hoppus’ early days growing up as a latchkey kid during the ’80s, starting the skate punk band Blink-182 with Tom DeLonge during the ’90s and battling cancer during the 2020s.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and Fahrenheit-182 will be delivered to your home in less than two days once it’s released, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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The memoir is also available at BookShop.org for $30.23 (reg. $32.50), while Fahrenheit-182 is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced at $29.50 (reg. $32.50).
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‘Fahrenheit-182’
by Mark Hoppus with Dan Ozzi
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In addition, Fahrenheit-182 is available as an Audible audiobook, which is only $0.99 for subscribers only.
If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. But right now, Audible has a new promotion, which gives new subscribers three months of service for just $0.99 per month. You’ll receive one credit for any audiobook on Audible, including Fahrenheit-182. But act fast and sign up now, this deal ends on Wednesday, April 30.
Throughout his career in music, Mark Hoppus has been nominated for one Grammy Award for best rock album for Blink-182’s 2016 record, California.
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Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Christina Perri is adding another hyphen to her title as she becomes an author with her new children’s book A Thousand Years. Based on her hit song of the same name from 2011, the new picture book sees Perri joining forces with New York Times bestselling illustrator Joy Hwang Ruiz to create a stirring story. The book drops on Tuesday (April 1).
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Priced at $18.99 for a signed copy at Barnes & Noble, A Thousand Years follows a mother and daughter growing and developing together, as the child embarks on an adventure into the bigger world.
And if you have a Barnes & Noble Premium Membership, you can pre-order now and A Thousand Years will be delivered to your home for free with no minimum purchase.
Not a member? Sign up for $39.99 per year (about $3.33 per month) to take advantage of all that a Barnes & Noble Premium Membership has to offer, including an additional 10% off almost everything on BN.com (including on A Thousand Years by Christina Perri), 10% off Nook e-readers, 10% off Nook e-books, exclusive deals and offers and much more. You even get a free Barnes & Noble tote bag too. Learn more about Barnes & Noble Premium Membership and its benefits here.
The children’s book is available at BookShop.org for $17.66 (reg. $18.99), while A Thousand Years is also ready for pre-order on Amazon priced at $17.09.
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Signed Copy
‘A Thousand Years’ by Christina Perri
Release date: April 1
Meanwhile, the song “A Thousand Years” also served as the love theme from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, released in 2012. It went on to sell more than 10 million copies in the United States, Perri went on to release more hit songs, like “Human,” “Distance,” “Sea of Lovers” and others.
Available on Tuesday (April 1), a signed copy of A Thousand Years by Christina Perri is on sale for $18.99 at Barnes & Noble.
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With classic hits like “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl” and “You Got Lucky,” guitarist Mike Campbell has been a key member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for over 40 years. And now Campbell is telling his story in their own words in a new book.
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On sale for $24.78 (reg. $32) on Amazon, Heartbreaker: A Memoir chronicles the start of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1976 until the frontman’s death in 2017. It follows Campbell’s early life in Florida to stardom in rock and roll.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and Heartbreaker: A Memoir will be delivered to your home in less than two days once it’s released, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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The memoir is also available at BookShop.org for $29.76 (reg. $32), while Heartbreaker: A Memoir is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced at $29.
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‘Heartbreaker: A Memoir’
by Mike Campbell
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Meanwhile, Heartbreaker: A Memoir is also available as an Audible audiobook, which is only $0.99 for subscribers only.
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Throughout his career, Mike Campbell has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and one win, as a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for the music video for “Runnin’ Down a Dream.” He’s currently the frontman and lead guitarist for Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs.
In the meantime, Heartbreaker: A Memoir is available for $24.78 (reg. $32) right now at Amazon.
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With hits like “Spookshow Baby,” “Living Dead Girl” and “Dragula,” Rob Zombie is a very accomplished hard rock and metal singer-songwriter, as well as a horror film director. While he’s known for his music and movies, he’s also an author with a new, believe it or not, children’s book — which is, as of this writing, No. 1 on Amazon’s new release horror books list.
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On sale for $34.47 (reg. $39.99) on Amazon, a nearly 15% savings, Z Is For Zombie: Learning To Spell With House of 1,000 Corpses Friends is a spelling book to help children learn how to spell words and phrases.
However, the characters from Rob Zombie’s horror film — House of 1,000 Corpses, including Captain Spaulding, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, Professors, Doctors, Rob Zombie himself and others — are the teachers in this classroom.
And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and Z Is For Zombie will be delivered to your home in less than two days once it’s released, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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During his career, Rob Zombie, born Robert Bartleh Cummings, has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, including best metal performance and best hard rock performance.
Available right now, Z Is For Zombie: Learning To Spell With House of 1,000 Corpses Friends is on sale for $34.47 (reg. $39.99) on Amazon.
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It’s been five years since the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and author Suzanne Collins is ready to return to the world of Panem with her new prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, released on Tuesday (Mar. 18). And, as of this writing, the book is in the top five of the Amazon Charts for the most sold and most read books of the week.
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On sale for $19.59 (reg. $27.99) on Amazon, Sunrise on the Reaping is the second book in the Hunger Games prequel series, following a young Haymitch Abernathy from District 12 as he is selected for the fiftieth annual Hunger Games — a special and deadly Quarter Quell.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and Sunrise on the Reaping will be delivered to your home in less than two days, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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Sunrise on the Reaping is also available at BookShop for $26.03 (reg. $27.99), while the Hunger Games novel is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced at $22.39 (reg. $27.99).
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‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
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The original Hunger Games novel was released in 2008, while its sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay were released in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The first prequel book The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes came out in 2020. Learn more about how to buy the other Hunger Games books here.
In addition, the film adaptation of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which was released in 2023, has an impressive soundtrack. It features recording artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Molly Tuttle, Rachel Zegler, Sierra Ferrell, Flatland Cavalry and others.
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With classic hits like “Silent All These Years,” “Crucify” and “Strange Little Girl,” Tori Amos is a very accomplished singer-songwriter. While she’s known for her music, she’s also an author with a new children’s book — which is, as of this writing, No. 1 on Amazon’s new release children’s books on girls’ and women’s issues list.
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On sale for $17.99 (reg. $19.99) on Amazon, Tori and the Muses follows young Tori, a talent musician who plays a floating pink piano, while she finds inspiration for her music through her 11 muses. They are her fairy godmother–like beings who show her that inspiration can come from anywhere in the world around her. The children’s book is illustrated by Demelsa Haughton.
And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and Tori and the Muses will be delivered to your home in less than two days once it’s released, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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The children’s book is also available at BookShop.org for $18.59 (reg. $19.99), while Tori and the Muses is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced at $19.99.
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‘Tori and the Muses’
by Tori Amos & Demelsa Haughton
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$19.99
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During her career, Tori Amos has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards, including best alternative music album and best female rock performance.
Available right now, Tori and the Muses is on sale for $17.99 (reg. $19.99) on Amazon.
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With iconic hits like “Manic Monday,” “Walk Like an Egyptian” and “Hazy Shade of Winter,” The Bangles have been going strong as a pop band for nearly 45 years. And now the band is telling their story in their own words in a new book.
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On sale for $27 (reg. $30) on Amazon, Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles is a chronicle of the band’s first meeting in 1981 to their meteoric rise to stardom during the late ’80s. The book follows The Bangles’ first eight years in Los Angeles’ diverse and vibrant music scene.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles will be delivered to your home in less than two days once it’s released, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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The biography is also available at BookShop.org for $27. 90 (reg. $30), while Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced at $30.
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‘Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles’
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$30
10% off
$27.90
$30
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In addition, Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles features new interviews, stories and insights from the band’s founding members Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson.
During their career, The Bangles won a BRIT Award for best international group in 1987. The band was nominated for a number of MTV Video Music Awards for the music video for “Walk Like an Egyptian,” while they won best video for a film for “Hazy Shade of Winter,” a cover of a Simon & Garfunkel song, in 1988.
In the meantime, Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles is available for $27 (reg. $30) right now at Amazon.
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Partially named after her alt-country album The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, Neko Case has had an extraordinary, yet quiet, life in music as a solo artist and a member of the indie rock band The New Pornographers. Her new memoir is out now in stores.
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On sale for $27 (reg. $30) on Amazon, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir is about singer/songwriter Case’s journey going from poverty in Virginia to becoming a Grammy-nominated recording artist.
And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and The Harder I Fight the More I Love You will be delivered to your home in less than two days, once it’s released, thanks to Prime Delivery.
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The memoir is also available at BookShop.org for $27. 90 (reg. $30), while a signed copy of The Harder I Fight the More I Love You is available at Barnes & Noble on sale for $30.
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‘The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir’
By Neko Case
$27.00
$30
10% off
$27.90
$30
7% off
During her career, Neko Case was nominated for two Grammy Awards for best contemporary folk for the album Middle Cyclone in 2010 and for best alternative album for The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You in 2014.
In the meantime, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir by Neko Case is available for $27 (reg. $30) right now at Amazon.
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