All Hail the Paperback of 'John & Paul'!

It Took Me Years To Write Will You Take a Look

This week I received my first copies of the UK paperback of John & Paul and I want to share my joy with you. It’s a glorious thing, isn’t it? I really loved the British hardback and am sad to say goodbye to it, but my publisher, Faber, has done it again: this design is stunning. And yes, it’s rather nice to see all those nice quotes from the reviews emblazoned on front and back. (This edition is just for Britain. If you’re in the US or elsewhere then there’s no change. I hope you’ll be interested to see this one anyway).

The cover photos, picked by the designer, are perfect. (They appeared on the inside cover of the UK hardback). They were taken in Liverpool in 1965 for a Granada TV special on the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership; a show I refer to in the book. There’s a tenderness to them - the one on the front in particular - and an avidity, which I find touchingly boyish.

The new edition also includes a fun Q&A with me conducted by the excellent Kate Mossman.

It’s on sale at the end of the month and available for pre-order here. It’s even nicer in real life. Pile up the pre-orders and we can get back in the bestseller lists.

If you’re in or around London you can come and see me talk J&P with the brilliant Helen Lewis at Union Chapel in Islington next month.

Oh and we got this lovely write-up in The Times, from their list of the best New Year paperbacks: