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How to Read Music

Curated by

Nic Bottomley

Here’s a list definitely not curated by our colleague Kate. For some reason she has an irrational dislike of fictional musicians. Luckily the rest of us haven’t caught that peculiar bug and we love nothing more than being transported to smoky Cuban clubs in Manhattan, post-punk small town Scotland or even the lobby of Shostakovich’s Soviet apartment. Let the bands play and the authors write.

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All books on this list £117.89 £98.49

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  • Telegraph Avenue
    Michael Chabon
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  • The Big Music
    Kirsty Gunn
    £9.99
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  • Espedair Street
    Iain Banks
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  • The Noise of Time
    Julian Barnes
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  • A Visit From the Goon Squad
    Jennifer Egan
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  • On Green Dolphin Street
    Sebastian Faulks
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  • The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
    Oscar Hijuelos
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  • Accordion Crimes
    Annie Proulx
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  • Nocturnes
    Kazuo Ishiguro
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  • The Music Shop
    Rachel Joyce
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  • Utopia Avenue
    David Mitchell
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