biography

Book Review: John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman (now in paperback)

By Shelley Germeaux, Daytrippin’ West Coast Correspondent * [Editor’s note: This review was originally published in January 2009 shortly after the hardcover edition was released. The paperback edition of John Lennon: The Life was released September 8, 2009] * At 817 pages long, Philip Norman, author of the 1981 Beatles blockbuster, “Shout”, has created the…

Interview with John Lennon novelist, Jude Southerland Kessler

by Shelley Germeaux Recently I met (via email) Jude Southerland Kessler, author of “John Lennon: Shoulda Been There”, a historical bio-novel covering the period 1940-1961, the first twenty-one years of John Lennon’s life. Published in 2008, the book is a resounding 788 pages before its extensive bibliography, and includes an interview CD with the Beatles…