Christopher Bray

David Bowie: the boy who never gave up

Will Brooker, a professor of film and cultural studies, explains why Bowie matters — as an inspirational example of an ordinary boy who kept on keeping on

  • Why Bowie Matters

    Will Brooker

    William Collins, pp. 308, £12

  • Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie

    Chris O’Leary

    Repeater, pp. 705, £20

  • Bowie’s Books: The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life

    John O’Connell

    Bloomsbury, pp. 263, £16

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