The music business is often viewed as a male-dominated industry, with female artists having to work twice as hard as the men to be taken seriously. Maybe even three times as hard. Four?
The point is that it can be easy to look at icons like Stevie Nicks and forget all she went through to become “Stevie Nicks.” The judgment, the ridicule, the dismissal…
In September, acclaimed music and culture journalist Rachel Brodsky will shed some light on the legendary singer-songwriter with Lessons & Lace. Released via Harmony/Penguin Random House, the biography sorts through Nicks’s life and the lessons she learned along the way to make it not just as a successful artist but as a prolific and authentic icon. The book is structured in different themes, with each chapter focusing on a different life lesson that has guided Nicks on her life’s journey. By organizing the biography in this way, instead of chronologically, Brodsky shows off her meticulous reporting style and unique creativity.
Throughout, Brodsky draws on archival first-person interviews and insight from people in Nicks’s world. Readers will find notable quotes as they read about Nicks’s endeavors. From her battle with sexism to her overcoming addiction, and from her popularizing a struggling mid-level rock band to becoming an influential solo artist, fans of Nicks will learn all about her incredible story. Also included are full-color line drawings, which enhance the reading experience.
Overall, Lessons & Lace is a tribute to the one and only Stevie Nicks—a true style icon, prolific writer, and unapologetic romantic who spends her time chasing happiness and embracing authenticity. By the time readers turn the last page of the book, they should feel inspired to embrace their individuality and take on the world as their best self.
On the book’s release day, September 15, Brodsky will hold an in-store event at Book Soup in Los Angeles to celebrate. The event will be moderated by Los Angeles Times Pop Critic, Mikael Wood. On September 17, Brodsky will then hold a book release event at P&T Knitwear in NYC. The event will be moderated by Rolling Stone Senior Journalist, Angie Martoccio. More book events are TBA.
Lessons & Lace by Rachel Brodsky will be released September 15 via Harmony/Penguin Random House. You can pre-order a copy here.
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