'This is #TheBeatles with all the grit sieved out of them' ★ #IanLeslie JOHN AND PAUL - A LOVE STORY IN SONGS - Leslie loses himself in amateur psychology, and fatally misreads The Beatles - 'Help!', says @realjohncarvill.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/books-new-mu...

Morning all…

I’m covering for #RobertElms on #BBCRadioLondon at 10am & will be joined by #MaxMcGee, #Ianleslie, #BernardButler & #RussellClarke.

I’ll also be asking for your favourite quiet place in London & what makes it special. Here’s mine.
A bench in Paddington Rec.

But what about you?

📚🎶John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs #BookReview #CeladonBooks #ARCReview #TheBeatles #Music It's time for another book review from my never-ending NetGalley ARC list. John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below. (Bookshop.org) (Biblio.com) (Better World Books-US) (Better World Books-UK) (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA) (Amazon UK)

John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for more than 2 decades. A forthcoming book explores their relationship through the songs they wrote together and apart. My review: #Bookthreads #Booksky #Bookstagram #BookBlogger #JohnandPaul #Beatles #CeladonBooks #ARCReview #IanLeslie #ARCReview

John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – let it be the new gold standard in Beatles studies The author’s brilliant account of Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting relationship challenges myths, finds new meanings in their music, and even throws up a few surprises

John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by #IanLeslie review – let it be the new gold standard in #Beatles studies

A brilliant account of #Lennon and #McCartney ’s #songwriting relationship.

#Music

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