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Books about Prince

Below is a selection of books both from and on Prince (newest first). Some are official, namely, Prince’s memoir The Beautiful Ones, and those he released in his lifetime, the photo books Prince Presents: The Sacrifice of Victor; Prince In Hawaii: An Intimate Portrait Of An Artist and 21 Nights. Also included are the books publishing the collections of his official photographers, those most trusted by Prince and afforded the closest access and shot iconic images for many of his albums and stunning photos from his tours as well as off stage: Allen Beaulieu (the ‘before Prince was famous’ years), Randee St. Nicholas (Diamonds And Pearls and mid 1990s and occasionally up to 2016), Steve Park (the Prince love symbol era) and Afshin Shahidi (late career). Jeff Katz is the key photographer yet to publish his archive, covering The Revolution to Batman era and Love Symbol Album.

Also included is the autobiography of Prince’s first wife Mayte who respectfully recounts her life and the highs and lows of her marriage to Prince. The list is by no means the definitive bibliography of Prince books, however, they are the most essential. You can read Goldie’s very own biography of Prince Rogers Nelson by following the link.

Prince Presents: The Sacrifice of Victor

Paisley Park Enterprises

Official


Author
Terry Gydesen & Prince
Released
1 June 1994
Format
Paperback

Prince In Hawaii: An Intimate Portrait of an Artist

NPG Music Club

Official


Author
Afshin Shahidi & Prince
Released
29 March 2004
Format
Hardback

21 Nights

Simon & Schuster Ltd

Official


Author
Randee St. Nicholas & Prince
Released
30 September 2008
Format
Hardback

The Most Beautiful: My Life With Prince

Trapeze

Author
Mayte Garcia
Released
6 April 2017
Format
Hardback

Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait

Octopus Publishing Group

Author
Steve Parke
Released
6 April 2017
Format
Hardback

Prince: Before The Rain

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Author
Allen Beaulieu
Released
1 November 2018
Format
Hardback

Prince: A Private View

St Martin's Press

Author
Afshin Shahidi
Released
1 April 2019
Format
Hardback

Prince: The Beautiful Ones

Spiegel & Grau

Official


Author
Prince & Dan Piepenbring
Released
29 October 2019
Format
Hardback

My Name Is Prince

Amistad / Harper Collins

Author
Randee St. Nicholas
Released
12 December 2019
Format
Hardback

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