Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
For Fans Of Daisy Jones and the Six
Most Popular Books in 2023
Read-Alikes for Carrie Soto is Back
More Lists...
Most Popular Books in 2023
Read-Alikes for Carrie Soto is Back
More Lists...
Description
"Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Another band getting noticed is The Six, led by the brooding Billy Dunne....
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Big Book Club Palate Cleansers
For Fans Of Daisy Jones and the Six
Read-Alikes for The Violin Conspiracy
Scary Mommy Book Club
For Fans Of Daisy Jones and the Six
Read-Alikes for The Violin Conspiracy
Scary Mommy Book Club
Description
"Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude, Afro-punk before that term existed. Coming of age in Detroit, she can't imagine settling for a 9-to-5 job--despite her unusual looks, Opal believes she can be a star. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her at a bar's amateur night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together for the fledgling Rivington...
3) Hold me down
Author
Publisher
Polis Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Gal, a rock star for a hot minute twenty years ago, is back in Boston to play a memorial for her late drummer/best friend when she finds herself freezing on stage at the sight of a face in the crowd. The next day, the middle-aged musician learns that the man she saw has been killed--beaten to death behind the venue--and her friend's widower is being charged in connection with his death. When the friend refuses to defend himself, Gal wonders why and,...
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jem and The Holograms head to Hawaii for some much needed rest and relaxation, but with The Stingers renting the beach house next door, they instead get shenanigans, betrayals, hi-jinx, and ... volcanoes?! Meanwhile, has Jerrica finally made a decision about her future and, thus, the future of JEM?
Author
Series
The Lillys volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter nearly broke Kayla Whitman. Desperate to find an outlet away from her controlling mother, she picked up a pair of drumsticks, forever altering the rhythm of her life. Since then, shes been determined to make her own way, finding her home with her bandmates even as she fights to keep her past and her present firmly separate. Things were simple enough when the Lillys were playing local gigs...
6) The Villa
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls' trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is a high-end holiday home now, but in 1974, it was known as Villa Rosato, and rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, Noel Gordon. In an attempt to reignite his creative spark, Noel...
Author
Series
Flirting with fame volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Biochemist Eden Sinclair may have inadvertently lured rock god Adam Copeland with a scent from the lab that is designed to enhance pheromones. By the time she realizes what has happened, she's already spent an (amazing, incredible) night in his bed. The only way to know how Adam really feels is to ditch the perfume-- but is Eden willing to take the risk of being ditched herself?
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Celebrities hold zero interest for photographer Jo Wilder. That's a problem, since snapping pics of the stars is how the pretty paparazza pays the rent. So when Jo attempts to catch a money shot atop the broad shoulders of a helpful bystander, the only thing she notices about the stranger she straddles is that he's seriously hot. Only later does Jo learn that he's also Micah Sinclair--one of rock's notorious bad boys... Soon Jo is on the verge of...
Author
Series
Visit from the Goon Squad volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Jennifer Egan's spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco,...
10) Groupies
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"It's 1977, and Faun Novak is in love with rock 'n' roll. After her mother's death, Faun, a naïve college dropout, grabs her Polaroid and hops a Greyhound to Los Angeles. In the City of Angels, she reconnects with her charismatic childhood friend Josie, now an up-and-coming model and muse. To make their reunion even sweeter, Josie is now dating Cal Holiday, the frontman of the superstar rock band Holiday Sun, and Faun is positively mesmerized. Except...
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Self-professed diva Erika Greene has it all: a starring role on Broadway, legions of fans, spectacular natural talent. But after an accident on stage leaves her face scarred and her career in shambles, Erika retreats to Paris, Nevada, where she's inherited a ramshackle opera house in desperate need of some TLC. Erika pours her savings into the building, but it's not enough to stave off casino developer Raoul Decomte's avaricious gaze. With foreclosure...
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The year Louisiana - Easy for short - meets Janis Joplin is the year everything changes. Easy is a car mechanic in her dad's shop, but she can sing the blues like someone twice her age. So when she hears that Janis Joplin is passing through her small town of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Easy is there with her heart - and her voice - in hand. It's 1970 and Janis Joplin is an electrifying blues-rock singer at the height of her fame - and of her addictions....
Author
Series
Publisher
Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In a small village in Java, Indonesia, three young Muslim girls begin to explore their passion for heavy metal music after watching a Metallica concert on YouTube. They worry about what their parents and friends--and even their Imam--will think about the new interest. But they persevere regardless, and find new meaning in their lives and new ways to connect to their religion.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request