Join us for a special online event on Wednesday, August 13th at 7:30 pm Eastern as renowned Beatles historians Kenneth Womack and Kit O’Toole interview Jude Southerland Kessler, the world’s leading authority on the life of John Lennon, about Volume 6 in her book series, Some Forever (Shades of Life, Part II) via Zoom! Registration is free and available here.
Some Forever
(due out August 9th at the Fest for
Beatles Fans in Chicago) follows the Beatles through the second half of
1965, including
the first Shea Stadium concert, meeting Elvis Presley, the making of the Rubber
Soul album, their UK homeland tour and much more. Join John and the lads
for the conclusion of this crazy transitional year between the Early Beatles
(that great stage band!) and The Studio Beatles. Pre-orders of the book
are available at: johnlennonseries.com
Jude Southerland Kessler’s John Lennon Series takes readers chronologically through his life. The first four volumes are Shoulda Been There, Shivering Inside, She Loves You, Should Have Known Better and Shades of Life. With a personal library of over 500 Beatles-related books and multi-media resources, Kessler undertook seven trips to Liverpool, England to interview Lennon’s childhood friends, early band members, art college mates, and business associates before embarking on writing the series, which is told in a narrative history format and heavily documented.
Kenneth Womack, PhD, is the author of a two-volume
biography on producer George Martin, as well as Solid State: The Story
of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles, John Lennon, 1980: The Last
Days in the Life and Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal
Evans. He is also the Music Culture columnist for Salon and the host
of their Everything Fab Four podcast.
Dr. Kit O’Toole is the author of Songs We Were Singing: Guided Tours Through the Beatles’ Lesser-Known Tracks and Michael Jackson FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Pop. She also co-edited The Act You’ve Known for All These Years: The Beatles and Fandom with Kenneth Womack. She is the cohost of two popular podcasts: Talk More Talk: A Solo Beatles Videocast and Toppermost of the Poppermost.
Register
today to join this free online evening of fun, discussion, trivia, prizes and
more as we celebrate the release of Jude’s new book!