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THE JOHN LENNON LETTERS
LENNON, JOHN
Skylight Books – Hotlist Fall 2012
John Lennon was one of the greatest songwriters the world has ever known, creator of "Help!", "Come
Together", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Imagine", and dozens more. But it
was in his correspondences that he let his personality and poetry flow unguarded. Now, gathered for the first
time in book form, are his letters to family, friends, strangers, and lovers from every point in his life. Funny,
informative, wise, poetic, and sometimes heartbreaking, his letters illuminate a never-before-seen intimate side
of the private genius.
MUSIC/BIOGRAPHY 1ST PRINTING 200,000
LITTLE BROWN 304 PAGES
9780316200806
$32.99 HC
OCTOBER 2012
KAFFE FASSETT: DREAMING IN COLOR
FASSETT, KAFFEE
Kaffe Fassett has led an extraordinary life and is a captivating storyteller with a vivid memory. Born in 1937, he
spent much of his youth in Big Sur, California, where his parents bought a cabin from Orson Welles and
transformed it into the world-famous Nepenthe restaurant, a gathering place for artists and bohemians. After
attending a boarding school run by the disciples of Krishnamurti, an Indian guru, he studied painting at the
School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, then traveled to England, where he made his home. After an
inspiring trip to Inverness, Scotland, Fassett began designing knitwear for Bill Gibb, and then the Missonis,
Vogue magazine, and private clients like Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand, and, in the process, revolutionized
the handknitting world with his explosive use of color. Further explorations led him to needlepoint, mosaics,
rugmaking, tapestries, yarn and fabric design, costume and set design, and quilting. Now in his seventies,
Fassett continues to produce new work and to travel worldwide to teach and lecture. In this intimate
autobiography, Fassett shares rich, detailed stories about his lifelong creative journey as well as hundreds of
glorious photos taken along the way.
CRAFTS/MEMOIR
STEWART TABORI & CHANG 192 PAGES
9781584799962
$45.00 HC
SEPTEMBER 2012
KICKING AND DREAMING
WILSON, ANN
The story of Heart, as told by Ann and Nancy Wilson, who have blazed their own chart-topping trail in rock and
roll by writing, performing, and recording their own music for more than four decades—a quintessential rock
story finally told from the female perspective.
MUSIC/MEMOIR 1ST PRINTING 100,000
IT BOOKS 320 PAGES
9780062101679
$35.99 HC
SEPTEMBER 2012
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