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A David Bowie Book Club Has Been Launched In Honour Of The Late Artist |
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Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Sunday 31 December 2017, 12:00 AM
Media: Mixmag
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About the person David Bowie:
Art: Music
Genres: Pop, Rock, Album Rock, Pop Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop-Rock, Experimental Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Protopunk, Punk Rock, Dance-Rock, Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul, Experimental, Contemporary Rock, Contemporary, Classic Rock, Punk, Electronic, Synthpop, New Wave, Electronic Rock |
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Notable Organizations: Mixmag
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| A David Bowie book club has been launched by the late artist’s son Duncan Jones, in honour of the musical icons favourite literary selections.
The director and screenwriter took to Twitter earlier this week to announce the online club. Jones' explained his father's personal reading habits, calling his dad a, "beast of a reader", and added “I’ve been feeling a building sense of duty to go on the same literary marathon in tribute to dad.”
The book club reads themselves are taken from Bowie’s 2013 list of his “Top 100 Must Read Books”. With titles ranging from 1945 to 2008, the first pick is Peter Ackroyd’s acclaimed 1985 novel Hawksmoor.
To take part in the club, readers are encouraged to finish the novel by February 1. |
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