There are a few revelations and much minutiae to be found in this memoir from Dylan’s longtime tour manager.

John Darnielle is the songwriter/guitarist/vocalist for the band The Mountain Goats. Wolf in White Van is his first novel. The book traces protagonist Sean as he copes with life after a self-inflicted “accident” has rendered him with a deformed face.

Margaret Atwood has returned with a collection of short fiction for the first time in eight years.

Amanda Petrusich’s Do Not Sell at Any Price examines the esoteric nature of 78 rpm record collecting and ultimately what it means to be a collector.

John Fahey was an acoustic guitar master, a musician’s musician, and a player who transcended blues and folk styles to create his own “American Primitive” instrumental mastery.

Founded by New Order and Factory Records and kept afloat for years by their profits, the Hacienda in Manchester, England functioned on a self-destructive business model to become one of the most storied nightclubs in history.

Journalist Tom Doyle had previously interviewed Paul McCartney multiple times before turning his focus toward the 1970s, and their level of familiarity led McCartney to revisit the period with a surprising level of candor.

Lee Marvin made a name for himself as the villain in many a cowboy movie in the ‘50s and ‘60s, and his legend includes how he changed the way violence was portrayed on the silver screen with realistic depictions that hadn’t before been seen.

McPadden writes about these films not only with a sense of humor but with authority, almost ensuring that you’ll come away from reading his entries on cannibal features and lesbian vampire flicks having learned something.