The Friday 56 (With Instagram 56 & Book Beginnings)
Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait
is my feature book for the #Friday56 Bookish Meme with Freda. I’m also taking part in Book Beginnings, a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader.
Here are a couple of sentences from page 56:
This is a beautiful coffee table book, with lots of lovely pictures of Prince!
Here the author, Steve Parke, is talking about when he took over in-house design in Paisley Park in the early ’90s.
The only place to sit in our space besides at our desks was one sad, rickety wooden stool, which someone had probably stuck there at some point to get out the way. Prince insisted on sitting on it and he’d rock back and forth. A lot. We offered up our chairs on numerous occasions, but he preferred the stool. He rocked.
Book Beginnings:
The morning of April 21, 2016, my friend George in St. Paul, Minnesota, called me at my studio in Baltimore, to ask if I had heard the news. Something had happened at Paisley Park, he said.
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I do enjoy memoirs of favorite celebrities and/or authors. Thanks for sharing, and enjoy. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Thank you, too, Laure!
Sounds enjoyable for Prince fans. I am reading Traitor’s Kiss by Erin Beatty this week. Happy reading!
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Even then he dared to be different. I love his work and he is missed.
sherry @ fundinmental Friday Memes
Totally agree, Sherry! Thanks for stopping by.
I really enjoy his music so this one sounds like a fantastic read.
You should love this then!
I’d love to read this. I adore Prince and I know a few other people who’d like this too!
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My work is done then! lol
Thanks for your comment. Something must have gone wrong, as I’m sure I answered this! 🙂
Sounds like a fascinating biography. I’m curious about Prince and his creative process. This would be a good book to read while his music plays in the background.
My Friday post features The River of Corn.
Hi Sandra! Yes, that’s a fantastic idea! Playing his music in the background. 🙂 Thanks for popping by.
I love Prince so I’d be all over reading this book! 🙂 Happy weekend!
Hi Freda,
Glad to help! 🙂
I love coffee book tables! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Weekend
Thanks for commenting!
Wow, this one sounds like a really interesting read. Hope you enjoy your weekend!
Thank you, Alicia! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend, too.
This looks interesting, and nicely written too. Thanks for sharing and for visiting me.
You’re welcome!
And thank you. 🙂
I always find celebrity memoirs to be interesting to read. This sounds like a good one.
It’s a like my very own Prince photo album 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
I’ve not read a biography in a long while and I love Prince’s music. I might have to look at this one.
Hi Lynn! It’s worth it, even if it’s just for the beautiful photographs! Thanks for stopping by.
Sounds like a must have for Prince fans. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
Hi Lauren!
Certainly does. I know he wasn’t every one’s cup of tea… oh how British of me lol
Thanks for commenting.