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The Doors’ story, strange days and otherwise, has been told many times to date — by writers, by filmmakers, by the band members themselves in their respective memoirs. But the new Night Divides The Day: The Doors Anthology book puts all of their accounts (and more) alongside each other for the first time ever.
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The opulent, coffee-table sized 344-page book was created by England’s Genesis Publications, in partnership with the Doors camp, as part of the group’s 60th anniversary celebration. Featuring about 800 photos and other illustrations (many never before seen), the tome includes new interviews with surviving members Robby Krieger and John Densmore, along with material from the autobiographies and archival comments from Krieger, Densmore and late members Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek. Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic wrote the foreword, while Van Morrison, Alice Cooper, Patti Smith and others join members of the Doors’ camp in offering commentary throughout the book.
Key events in the band’s history are recounted in depth — including the making of each album, the legendary Hollywood Bowl concert in July 1968 and the March 1, 1969, Dinner Key Auditorium show in Miami, after which Morrison was arrested for profanity and indecent exposure. And for gear aficionados, Night Divides The Day is awash in images of guitars, keyboards, drums and even Morrison’s microphones and harmonicas.
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“It really shows you a lot of the hidden Doors stuff that a lot of people don’t know about,” Krieger, who published Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar With the Doors in 2021, tells Billboard. “Just seeing the old pictures — a lot of pictures I’ve never seen, which is pretty cool. And reading a lot of interviews, stuff that I’ve forgotten all about…To go back in time and read the original stuff that you might have forgotten about or had the wrong idea of, it is nice to have everything in one (book) like this. I think it’s really done well.”
Krieger is also happy that in addition to the limited edition — 2,000 copies signed by the guitarist and Densmore, with a 7-inch vinyl single featuring rare demo versions of “Hello, I Love You” and “Moonlight Drive” and other memorabilia for $495 — there’s also a standard book store edition, which weighs in at $75.
“I think over the past sort of 10 years Genesis has been doing this more and more with selected titles,” the company’s Nick Roylance explains. “With the amount of work that goes into a book like this it’s nice to share it with a broader audience and…share their story more widely. It’s really lovely to do the limited edition that’s so special for those fans that can afford it; it’s a different experience of the book. But it’s genuinely meaningful to make it more widely available.”
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Genesis was introduced to the Doors’ world via A Guide to the Labyrinth: The Collected Works of Jim Morrison, featuring poetry, lyrics, essays and unpublished notes that the company published in May 2022. “We started there and got to know the archives and what we were working with photo-wise,” recalls Night Divides The Day editor Megan Lily Large. “So we had an idea of what we wanted with the design, and then it was just what (the Doors) wanted to tell with the text…We wanted to present their stories as authentically as we could, through their own words, through their own archives and give readers an insight they might not have been afforded until now.”
Lily Large considers the gear photos to be among the book’s holy grail content; some of the instruments had to be tracked down in private collections. And getting Van Morrison’s fresh remembrance of Jim Morrison joining him and his band Them during the last night of a 1966 stand at the Whisky A Go Go for “Gloria” and “The Midnight Hour,” filled with praise for Morrison’s performing chops, was a particularly rare get.
“I think he was quite excited to see the photos” from the performance by Whisky photographer George Rodriguez, Roylance says. Lily Large adds that, “We had these great photos of both of them, so we reached out to Van — ‘Have you seen these? We would love to get a couple of words from you, if we can, even a quote.’ And he came back with a full piece. My favorite part is when he describes Jim as ‘a brother from another mother.’ Which is quite a shock.”
Night Divides The Day is one of a number of projects for the Doors’ 60th celebration, which began last November with Rhino’s High Fidelity audiophile vinyl The Doors 1967-1971 and a Record Store Black Friday vinyl edition of The Doors — Live in Detroit. That show is also part of a series of concert releases from the Doors’ own Bright Midnight label from 1967-1970 streaming for the first time. The group acquired a recently discovered two-channel stereo recording of the final show with Jim Morrison — albeit a disappointing night on Dec. 12, 1970, at the Warehouse in New Orleans — that it’s working to turn into an official release.
“That’s gonna be coming out one of these days,” says Krieger, who was joined by Densmore on stage May 3 at during his monthly Doors album show at the Whisky. “We’re trying to get that together. We know there’s a tape that exists; that’s half the battle right there. I haven’t actually heard it, but I heard it’s pretty damn good, quality-wise.”
Krieger is staying busy with his own work as well these days. He’s planning a second album by the Soul Savages to follow up its 2024 debut, and he’s already recorded a rock-reggae album, featuring the late Phil Chen on bass, that he hopes to release this year. Krieger also guests on “Black Mamba,” the first single from The Revenge of Alice Cooper — a reunion of original band members who became tight with Krieger and the Doors during the late ‘60s in Los Angeles. “That was fun,” he says. “We would hang out together quite a bit back in the day. That (song) was right up my alley.”
Meanwhile, Krieger says he plans to keep enjoying the Doors anniversary celebration – and see what may transpire in the future.
“It’s amazing,” he says. “Even 20 years ago, the 40th anniversary, I was telling people I couldn’t imagine this happening. The only ones that have beaten us are the Stones and the Beatles, pretty much. There’s plenty of groups out there who were formed around the same time as we did, and they don’t have the (continuing) interest that we do. It’s definitely (because of) the songs, the words and the music. It was just an amazing combination of people, the four of us, who came together, and it probably happens once every 60 years. We don’t take it for granted.”

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Acclaimed producer Jeffrey Seller has just released his memoir titled Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir, sharing a look into his life pre and post Broadway fame. The novel is currently number one on Amazon’s Broadway Biographies list and on sale for $22. The memoir is also available as an audio CD, retailing for $29.24 and on Kindle for $14.99.
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Seller is a well-known American theatrical producer who knows the industry inside and out. The producer’s resume speaks for itself, with three Best Musical Tony Award-winning Broadway shows under his belt for his work on productions like Rent, Avenue Q and In the Heights.
Released May 6, the new memoir is a coming-of-age tale that follows a young Seller before the accolades and star-studded career, at a time when he was juggling life living in a poor neighborhood just outside of Detroit.
The book touches on Seller’s sexuality, adoption and his longing to create in a world that didn’t foster creativity, and how he found his place — and belonging — in the Broadway community. From his youth, we are transported to Seller’s life spent as an office assistant, to meeting stars like Jonathan Larson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The memoir also touches on finding new audiences, to creating amidst the HIV AIDS crisis. Seller also takes the audience along for a look into his whirlwind Tony Awards journey.
Ultimately, the novel offers readers a look behind the glitz and glam, offering Seller’s perspective on the creation of musicals, all while juggling his own reality and struggles. This read is for those curious, Broadway-loving folk who long for an insider’s perspective on the inner workings of Broadway’s most beloved musicals.
Though he’s best-known for his work on Rent, Seller also produced Hamilton in 2015 alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, which he’d worked with previously on In the Heights. Seller also revolutionized theater accessibility with the creation of the $20 ticket lottery system he created for Rent, making theater available to anyone.
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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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During her career, Tori Amos has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards, including best alternative music album and best female rock performance.
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