This week I’m going rogue with a Top Ten Tuesday pivot: 10 Books With Music Themes.
10 Books With Music Themes
I’m linking up today with That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday. Today’s prompt is a Halloween Freebie, but I’ve got nothing….so I’ll pivot to update a post published 10/28/2020.
***Titles are links to my reviews or to Amazon affiliate links.
(In no particular order)
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Contemporary Fiction; Classical Music; Mystery.
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
Historical Fiction; 1920s and present-day New York City; Mystery; Classical Music.
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
Historical Fiction; Music History; Fable; Magical Realism.
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
Historical Fiction; Post Civil War; Southwest U.S., Western.
The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
Contemporary Fiction; London, England. (my review has a link to a Spotify playlist)
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
Historical Fiction, WWII (home front); England.
Something of Note by Jeanine Lauren
Women’s Contemporary Fiction; Romance; Small Town, California.
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Nonfiction; Memoir (audio recommended…but the print has pictures!)
The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J Edwards and Alyson Richman
Historical Fiction; Civil War; South; One of the male characters is a brilliant musician.
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Character-Driven; Classical Music; Follows the lives and relationships of the members of a string quartet.
QOTD:
What books with musical themes have you read?
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Great list! I’ll also add…
Under The Ivy – biography of Kate Bush by Graeme Johnson (music biography)
An Equal Music by Vikram Seth (contemporary fiction)
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (contemporary fiction)
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (contemporary fiction)
Ever Rest by Roz Morris (me!!! contemporary fiction)
Thanks for all the recs! I actually forgot about Ever Rest! I’ll include it in my next updated list! I never read DJ so I didn’t include it, but that’s a popular title! Thanks for commenting!
Thank you, Carol! I’m sure I’ll think of more now. Great topic.
Loved Frankie Presto! Thanks for the recommendations 😊
Such a memorable story!
I can’t think of any books with musical themes I’ve read. I do love Dolly Parton though and since you recommend My Life in Lyrics in audio format it might be a good walking read.
Oh I think it would be a great walk/listen! Enjoy!
What a fun theme!!
Oh no, another comment in spam. Sorry! Music is FUN!
Dolly Parton’s memoir looks like a great read. I’ve heard so many nice things about her.
She’s an admirable person!
Nice topic! There’s a cozy mystery series I found set in a record shop that has musically inspired titles.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thanks Aymee! I’m hopping over to read your post now.
Great and fun list! I’m going to have to look into a lot of these books, I don’t think I’ve even heard of some of these. I don’t really do Halloween either so I just listed the book I’m planning to read next month, some with the creepy Halloween vibe 🙂
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/10/top-ten-tuesday-november-tbr.html
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I’m hopping over to read your post now!
Please know I visited your post but google won’t let me comment for some reason 😔
Hi, Carol – Great list! Although it is an oldy, I would also add Michael Ondaatje’s Coming Through Slaughter.
That’s a title I haven’t heard! Thanks for the rec!
I enjoyed reading The Music Shop. Earlier this year I read a book called Cover Me, where it discusses some of the most popular cover songs. There’s stories behind both the cover and the orignal, but also a discussion of society at the time some of the covers were created.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/books-with-purple-covers-pick-a-color/
Oh that sounds like a fun read! Thanks for the rec! I’m hopping over to read your post.
Great idea for a post! I’ve only read the Jennifer Ryan one. It’s not my favorite of hers, but I enjoyed it. I listened to it on audio, so I got to hear some of the music it included. Super fun.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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It as my first JR but not my fav because of the weird baby stealing scheme! 😂hopping over to read your post now.
I enjoyed The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir and Simon the Fiddler. The Violin Conspiracy has been on my TBR for… well… a very long time. I enjoyed reading your list and trying to remember which books I’d read.
I hope you enjoy Violin Conspiracy when you get to it! 🙌
Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy series has book titles that are also song titles. I have made extensive playlists of songs mentioned throughout the books, mostly rock, until the last published one where, for some unknown reason, Sean suddenly becomes a classical music aficionado. 🤷♀️💖📚
Thanks for the rec!
Great list, Carol. I have read 5 of these, and 3 are on my TBR. I just added Ever Rest as well after reading your review on Goodreads. Thanks for the reminder about the ones I had forgotten about.
Thanks Carla! Happy reading!