Film, theatre & music

Get an insight into the magic and craft behind the performance with books from some of the world’s best known creatives. Dive into the creative process with Florence Welch’s Useless Magic and Lyrics by Bryan Ferry. Go backstage with musician Jarvis Cocker’s autobiography Good Pop, Bad Pop, and relive one of the greatest years in rock music with 1971: Never a Dull Moment by David Hepworth. If books on films and filmmaking are for you, Werner Herzog’s Of Walking In Ice is an extraordinary account of the legendary director’s walk from Paris to Munich to see his mentor.

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