Today’s the day! We are thrilled to announce the next batch of 15 books for the 33 1/3 series. From Kendrick Lamar to Britney Spears to Earth, Wind & Fire, we have a variety of new artists and albums to add to the series lineup. We look forward to seeing what our brilliant authors have to say about their music.
We received many outstanding proposals, which we delighted in reading and discussing. As always, it was difficult to select just 15. We are continually impressed by your dedication to music and honored by your support of this series.
The following titles will publish from Fall 2021 through Spring 2023:
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly by Sequoia L. Maner
George Michael’s Faith by Matthew Horton
Earth, Wind & Fire’s That’s the Way of the World by Dwight E. Brooks
Maria Callas’s Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Ginger Dellenbaugh
Marvin Gaye’s I Want You by Derrais Carter
Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle by Selena Chambers
Living Colour’s Time’s Up by Kimberly Mack
Britney Spears’s Blackout by Natasha Lasky
ESG’s Come Away with ESG by Cheri Percy
The National’s Boxer by Ryan Pinkard
Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden by Brittnay L. Proctor
Cat Power’s Moon Pix by Donna Kozloskie
Labelle’s Nightbirds by Craig Seymour
Kraftwerk’s Computer World by Steve Tupai Francis
John Prine’s John Prine by Erin Osmon
Thank you to our editorial advisory board members, who played a huge role in helping us read through and make decisions on the nearly 400 proposals we received:
Sam Bennett
Emily Mackay
Boice Terrel-Allen
Sarah Piña
Sean Maloney
Congratulations to all the authors whose projects were chosen. We truly appreciate everyone that submitted and our readers in general. Happy reading!
