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from artists to songs to streaming, a list of nonfiction works on the ins and outs and cultural impact of all things music

Non-fiction books related to the humanities. Think: arts, language, culture and what we do with it. Mix of essays, memoirs, literary criticism, histories, and more.

“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”

Non-fiction books on music and culture that I’ve read (….or need to read) for my PhD in music cognition.