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: 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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