| If you like music by DJ Shadow, Tupac, Lil Wayne, Public Enemy, Akala, Jay Z, Kanye West, The Streets, Outkast, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - Kidulthood by Noel Clarke
- Gangsta Rap by Benjamin Zephaniah
- Once Upon A Time In England by Helen Walsh
- Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie
- The Dirty South by Alex Wheatle
- Hell blazer: Joy Ride
- Tough Guy by Louis Ferrante
- What is the What by David Eggers
- The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
- Reaching for the Stars by Lola Jaye (Quick Read)
- Richard Wright - Native Son
- Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Or anything by Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Martina Cole, Ed Smith, John King, Jake Arnott or Martina Cole
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| If you like music by Florence and the Machine, The Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Basshunter, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, MGMT, CSS: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - Grits by Niall Griffiths
- Ectasy by Irvine Welsh
- Stars Are Stars by Kevin Sampson
- Cham by Jonathan Trigell
- Generation X by Douglas Coupland
- White Man Falling by Mike Stocks
- The Crow Road by Ian Banks
- Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
- Morvern Caller by Alan Warner
- Survive the Worst by Kerry Katona (Quick Read)
- Lolita by Nabokov
Or anything by Christopher Nicolas, PK Dick, TC Boyle, Hunter S Thompson or Wiliiam Burroughs
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| If you like music by La Roux, Paramore, White Stripes, Aerosmith, Tenacious D, Oasis, U2 or Guns N Roses: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - Rock ’n’' Roll Babylon by
- Sway by Zachary Lazar
- Banquet for the Damned by Adam L.G. Nevill
- The Book With No Name by Anonymous
- Green River Rising by Tim Willocks
- The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
- Skarlet by Thomas Emson
- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
- Cider with Roadies by Stuart Maconie
- Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostertn
- The Grey Man by Andy McNab Quick Read
Or anything by Terry pratchett, Anne Rice, Stephen King, China Melville, or David Wellington
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| If you like music by Noah and the Whale, Isobel Campbell, Portishead, The Smiths, Morrissey, Glas Vegas, Elbow or Anthony & the Johnsons: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Red Riding Quartet by David Peace
- I am Legend by Richard Matheson
- Snow Flower & The Secret Fan by Lisa See
- The Cellist Of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
- Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Euginides
- The Reader by Bernard Schlink
- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
- A Cool Head by Ian Rankin (Quick Read)
Or anything by Raymond Chandler, Walter Mosley, Henning Mankel, Martin Amis or Ian McEwan
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| If you like music by System of a Down, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Trivium, Architects, Velvet Revolver, Enter Shikari, Nine Inch Nails: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - Billie Morgan by Joolz Denby
- Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
- Mr Clarinet by Nick Stone
- Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
- The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips
- Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
- We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
- Cleanskin by Val McDermid (Quick Read) 2006
Or anything by Stephen King, Michael Marshall, Thomas Harris, Frank Miller
or Alan Moore |
| If you like music by The Offsprings, The Clash, The Ramones, Stranglers, Green Day, Weezer, Avenged, Sevenfold Pixies, New York Dolls, Iggy Pop, MC5: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - Salad Days by Charles Romalotti
- Double Duce by Aaron Cometbus
- Cockney Reject By Jeff Turner
- Human Punk by John King
- The Rotters Club by Jonathan Coe
- Once Upon a Time in England by Helen Walsh
- Beige by Cecil Castellucci
- The Empty Page: stories inspired by Sonic Youth
- Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno
- Diary of a Rock “n” Roll Star by Ian Hunter
- Hell Island by Matthew Reilly (Quick Read)
Or anything by John Robb, Alexei Sayle, Richard Hell, Dee Dee Ramone, William Gibson, China Mieville
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| If you like music by Lady GaGa,The Saturdays,Girls Aloud, Take That, Lily Allen, Kate Nash, Katy Perry, Sugababes, Rihanna, Beyonce, Duffy, Adele: | |
| ...you might like these sort of books: | - Crystal by Katie Price
- Pop Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones
- David Beckham My Side: the autobiography
- Marley & Me by John Grogan
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote
- For crying out loud: The world according to Jeremy Clarkson
- My world is my Bond: The Autobiography by Roger Moore
- The To-Do List by Mike Gayle
- Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe by Danny Wallace (Quick Read)
Or anything by Dorothy Koomson, Cecelia Aherne, Wendy Holden, Cathy Kelly, Marian Keyes or Sophie Kinsella
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| If you like reading about music: | |
| ...you might like these books: | - The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1993 by Nick Kent
- No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980 by Alex Ogg
- Paint a Vulgar Picture: Fiction Inspired by the Smiths by Peter Wild
- Perverted by Language: fiction inspired by The Fall
- Gig: the life & times of a rock-star fantasist by Simon Armitage
- You Don’t Love Me yet? by Jonathan Lethem
- Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84 by Simon Reynolds
- England's Dreaming by Jon Savage, Faber 1991, re-issue 2009
- Babylon’s Burning: from Punk to Grunge by Clinton Heylin
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| If you like music by Franz Ferdinand, the Arctic Monkeys, British Sea Power, Zutons, Little Boots...: | |
| ... you might like these books: | - Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
- The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Hadden
- A History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
- A History of the World in 10 1/2 chapters by Julian Barnes
- The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Neffenegger
- The Road Home by Rose Tremain
- All These Lonely People by Gervase Phinn (Quick Read)
Or anything by Roddy Doyle, Nick Hornby, Tony Parsons, Douglas Coupland, Carl Hiassen
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