Blog member Seamus Hayes knows of my interest in books that even have a peripheral connection with the Beatles or when the subject of the book has some form of an association or relationship with a member of the band. When the books are available that are signed by the author, that usually has a greater appeal to me. This is a forthcoming book about the work of Yoko Ono that certainly may fit the bill of type of book described above. He recently sent me the information about this upcoming title by Paul Morley. The interest in knowing about the existence of these books are important to me as I also enjoy sharing the knowledge of these new titles with fellow members of the blog!
Bestselling author Paul Morley’s cultural history of the twentieth century Avant-Garde movement, told through the life and work of one of its most influential and acclaimed stalwarts.
Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora
Signed bookplate by the author:
Paul Morley: Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono And The Avant-Garde Diaspora
Summary & Description of the book From the Faber & Faber website:
Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora
“Art is my life and my life is art . . .“
“The story of the twentieth-century avant-garde is a story of resistance, of the outsider, of strangeness, of individual freedom, of rejecting the ordinary and overcoming marginalisation through self-invention. It is also a story that can be told through the prism of one of its most renowned figureheads: Yoko Ono.
From her early life escaping aristocratic Japanese society and the horrors of World War II to adventurous and productive exile in New York, Ono’s work built upon the histories of Dada, surrealism, Zen Buddhism, and experimental music. A significant influence on the elusive Fluxus artistic network, she was connected to all its major personalities. Pursuing dreams of revolutionary liberation and aiming to recreate shattered post-war reality through performance, art and text, she established a legacy – despite her tumultuous personal life – as one of the most visionary artists and activists of her generation.
Marking the intersection of biography, cultural history and artistic meditation, Love Magic Power Danger Bliss explores the deep history and vitality of the 20th century avant-garde movement and the inspiring, provocative figure who became its most celebrated, most misunderstood icon.”
About the author (2026)
“Writer, broadcaster, and cultural critic Paul Morley has written about music, art, and entertainment since the 1970s. He wrote for the New Musical Express from 1976 to 1983 and formed the Zang Tumb Tuum record label with record producer Trevor Horn. A founding member of the Art of Noise and a member of staff at the Royal Academy of Music, he collaborated with Grace Jones on her memoirs and is the author of a number of books about music including The Age of Bowie (a Sunday Times bestseller), his history of classical music A Sound Mind (a Sunday Times Music Book of the Year) and a biography of Bob Dylan, You Lose Yourself, You Reappear.”
Bibliographic information
Title Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora
Author Paul Morley
Publisher Faber & Faber, Limited, 2026
ISBN 0571379249, 9780571379248
Length 400 pages
AMAZON US: (not yet available)
AMAZON UK:
Hope we are keeping up with your expectations with presenting new and upcoming titles that you may be interested in. Let me know what type of books that have a connection with the Beatles that you want to see more of!
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Thanks for the mention….