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The first complete look at the stories and songcraft behind the entire discography of the voice of a generation, Taylor Swift.. From her humble beginnings as a teenage country singer to her record-breaking Eras Tour, Taylor Swift's career is incomparable both in her mastery over multiple genres and the pure scale of her fan base and success. By weaving effortlessly through country, rock, pop, indie, and folk music, Swift has created a style of her own. Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs is a comprehensive review of her entire songbook to date, covering all eleven studio albums and more than 200 songs that tell a dramatic story of life, love, and triumph.
About the Author
Annie Zaleski is a Cleveland, Ohio-based author, journalist, and editor. I'm an award-winning writer with profiles, interviews, and criticism in a variety of publications. Bylines include Rolling Stone, NPR Music, The Guardian, Salon, Time, Billboard, The A.V. Club, Vulture, The Los Angeles Times, Stereogum, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Las Vegas Weekly. I also contributed liner notes to the 2016 reissue of R.E.M.'s 'Out of Time' and Game Theory's 2020 collection 'Across The Barrier Of Sound: PostScript.' Released in 2021, her 33 1/3 volume on Duran Duran's 'Rio' is built around extensive original reporting, including interviews she conducted with band members and others involved with the success of the album.
