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The Relix 40: Words and Music (40 Novels)

Rafi Zabor The Bear Comes Home: A Novel (1998) The hero of this novel is a stellar jazz saxophonist, who also happens to be a talking bear.

Scott Spencer _ The Rich Man’s Table_ (1998) Billy Fairchild, the illegitimate son of Luke Fairchild (echoes of Bob Dylan), writes a book about his distant father

Salman Rushdie The Ground Beneath Her Feet: A Novel (1999) A mythic account of rock’s origins and development.

Lewis Shiner Say Goodbye: The Laurie Moss Story (1999). A San Antonio singer-songwriter moves to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music.

Bill Flanagan _ A&R: A Novel_ (2000) Jim Cantone become head of A&R (artists and repertoire) at major label WorldWide Records.

Madison Smartt Bell Anything Goes (2002) The titular southern bar band travels along the East Coast.

Marc Spitz How Soon Is Never? (2003) Joe Green attempts to reunite The Smiths.

Neal Pollack Never Mind the Pollacks : A Rock and Roll Novel (2003) An alternative rock history with tour guide Neal Pollack.

Max Ludington Tiger in a Trance (2003) 18 year old Jason Burke heads out on Dead tour in 1985.

Elmore Leonard Be Cool (2005) Sequel to Get Shorty, set in the music industry.