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Any fiction books about fame, the fashion industry or music industry you'd recommend

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threeplusmum · 09/04/2023 22:44

As the title suggests. Looking for books I possibly haven't read on the subjects above.

Thanks for your time!

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MsAmerica · 24/04/2023 23:12

Has anyone mentioned The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger? It's a roman-a-clef, so pretty accurate.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/188221/the-devil-wears-prada-by-lauren-weisberger/

suburbophobe · 21/04/2023 23:09

She's a Rainbow. The extraordinary life of Anita Pallenberg by Simon Wells.

bookworm14 · 21/04/2023 22:57

I really enjoyed Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, which is about a fictional 1970s rock group.

Mogginsthemog · 21/04/2023 18:32

Gimme More by Liza Cody is a great book about the music industry. It was written in the 90s, and set in the 90s but with throwbacks to events of the 70s from the pov of a Marianne Faithfull type character.

Better than Daisy Jones and the Six imo.

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, is v good , albeit in a typically off the wall DM way.

Sagittariusrising · 18/04/2023 14:06

@Drywhitefruitycidergin Powder was a great novel. Really enjoyed that.

The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans (non-fiction) is really good from an insider perspective.

DahliaMacNamara · 18/04/2023 13:47

Nick Hornby's Juliet, Naked is a good read about an obsessive music fan and the singer/songwriter he obsesses over. It's more about nerdiness than stalkery.

AllAboutMargot · 17/04/2023 19:12

What about Valley of the Dolls?

eurochick · 17/04/2023 19:11

The Devil wears Prada- fashion plus fashion magazines.

Riverlee · 17/04/2023 18:52

Have you considered biographies of famous people?

elkiedee · 12/04/2023 10:33

Oh, and it's 99p for Kindle at the moment, and probably available from libraries etc.

elkiedee · 12/04/2023 10:32

Dawnie Walton, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
A lot of the story here is also told through interviews - this was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction last year but has been a bit overshadowed by Daisy Jones & The Six, It's also very readable and I think I enjoyed it more. The author and the singer Opal are African-American.

Crucible · 11/04/2023 19:02

About fame - Easy Riders Raging Bulls. Film Industry focus but very telling about fame.

weebarra · 11/04/2023 18:56

Scabby Queen
Romantic comedy which is the new one by Curtis Sittenfeld. Haven't read it but from the reviews it sounds like it ticks your boxes.

BoldFearlessGirl · 11/04/2023 18:53

Scabby Queen by Kirsten Innes, covers 40 years in the life of Cleo Campbell, pop star with one hit, activist, dismissed in middle age as a Has Been ranter.
It’s told by people who knew her and so you get their interpretations of what they wanted/needed her to be.

Espedair Street by Iain Banks. The rise of a band and the rivalries within it.

BeautifulWar · 11/04/2023 18:50

I liked The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Not the kind of book of normally read, but it was a gift and I was pleasantly surprised.

I think all of Taylor Jenkins Reid's books are about fame/celebrity actually.

Southeastdweller · 11/04/2023 18:49

Inside Vogue - Alexandra Schulman.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 11/04/2023 18:48

Viv Albertine - Clothes Music Boys

Patti Smith - Just Kids

Emily Ratajkowski - My Body

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threeplusmum · 11/04/2023 18:46

MermaidEyes · 11/04/2023 18:20

Have you read Pop Babylon? That one's about the music industry.

I've read that book many moons ago. I enjoyed the book at the time.

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threeplusmum · 11/04/2023 18:45

JaneFondue · 11/04/2023 18:07

Sorry I missed you said fiction!

Fashionably Late by Olivia Goldsmith is quite fun!

Just downloaded a kindle sample, looks like a good read.

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MermaidEyes · 11/04/2023 18:20

Have you read Pop Babylon? That one's about the music industry.

JaneFondue · 11/04/2023 18:07

Sorry I missed you said fiction!

Fashionably Late by Olivia Goldsmith is quite fun!

JaneFondue · 11/04/2023 16:00

Sticky Fingers, by Joe Hagan, about Rolling Stone founder Jan Wenner and the music of the sixties-seventies, is fantastic.

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threeplusmum · 11/04/2023 15:58

Drywhitefruitycidergin · 11/04/2023 00:25

It's a long time since I read either of them but Powder by Kevin Sampson or Career Girls by Louise Bagshawe (Mensch) might fit the bill?
The Devil Wears Prada?

Just ordered -beauty- by Louise mensch from eBay, I have a few books to read before then. Don't have enough 'reading time' with three small kids.

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Drywhitefruitycidergin · 11/04/2023 00:25

It's a long time since I read either of them but Powder by Kevin Sampson or Career Girls by Louise Bagshawe (Mensch) might fit the bill?
The Devil Wears Prada?

TattiePants · 11/04/2023 00:02

Viv Albertine’s (guitarist with The Slits) books. Clothes, clothes, clothes…… is particularly good.