TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND - THE MAKING OF BORN TO RUN
A revelatory behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run—one of the most iconic records in rock history—Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented inside access to Springsteen, his bandmates, and the full story behind the songs, recording sessions, struggles and breakthroughs… and coincides with the album’s 50th anniversary in August 2025.
THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS R.E.M.
An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll.
SONIC BOOM
In Sonic Boom, bestselling music journalist Peter Ames Carlin captures the rollicking story of the most successful record label in the history of rock and roll, Warner Bros. Records, and the remarkable secret to its meteoric rise.
HOMEWARD BOUND
A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter Ames Carlin. A life story with the scope and power of an epic novel, Carlin’s Homeward Bound is the first major biography of one of the most influential popular artists in American history.
BRUCE
The first biography in twenty-five years written with Springsteen’s cooperation, Bruce follows the American icon’s path from working class Freehold, New Jersey to the heights of rock ‘n’ roll superstardom, the depths of chronic depression and then further, to his current status as the spokesman for hard-working dreamers all around the world. A New York Times #4 bestseller.
PAUL McCARTNEY: A LIFE
(Simon & Schuster, 2009) A deeply researched biography focusing on McCartney’s work and experiences as a musician, writer and global icon from his earliest days with the Quarrymen in Liverpool through his career with the Beatles, Wings and his ongoing work as a solo artist, performer and, let’s face it, an intriguingly flawed demigod.
CATCH A WAVE
(Rodale, 2006) Also written with its subject’s cooperation, a biography of the brilliant songwriter / producer / musician / performer. Along with Wilson’s music and gothic story, analyzes Wilson and the Beach Boys’ impact as modern arbiters of American archetypes, with particular focus on Wilson’s long-unfinished masterwork Smile, whose unexpected rebirth occurred in the midst of Carlin’s work on the book.