{"product_id":"lou-reed-the-king-of-new-york-will-hermes-hardcover","title":"Lou Reed: The King of New York -- Will Hermes, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There have been many biographies of Lou Reed, but Will Hermes has written the definitive life . . . He has brought to the assignment a sharp eye, a clear head, a lucid prose style, and a determination to let Lou be Lou, without judgment.\" --Lucy Sante, author of \u003ci\u003eLow Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master, whose stature grows every year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured. In \u003ci\u003eLou Reed: The King of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed's life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitués of the demimonde. We witness Reed's complex partnerships with David Bowie, Andy Warhol, John Cale, and Laurie Anderson; track the deadpan wit, street-smart edge, and poetic flights that defined his craft as a singer and songwriter with the Velvet Underground and beyond; and explore the artistic ambition and gift for self-sabotage he took from his mentor Delmore Schwartz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Hermes follows Reed from Lower East Side cold-water flats to the landmark status he later achieved, he also tells the story of New York City as a cultural capital. The first biographer to draw on the New York Public Library's much-publicized Reed archive, Hermes employs the library collections, the release of previously unheard recordings, and a wealth of recent interviews to give us a new Lou Reed--a pioneer in living and writing about nonbinary sexuality and gender identity, a committed artist who pursued beauty and noise with equal fervor, and a turbulent and sometimes truculent man whose emotional imprint endures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Hermes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.33w x 1.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374193393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Hermes\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, a longtime contributor to NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eLove \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoes to Buildings on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. He also writes for \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications, and was coeditor of \u003ci\u003eSPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Will Hermes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45753393709284,"sku":"9780374193393","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780374193393.jpg?v=1730434107","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/lou-reed-the-king-of-new-york-will-hermes-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}