David Bowie: Son creates book club inspired by his father.

The first book to be discussed has already been chosen

Duncan Jones, David Bowie's son, created a kind of online book club dedicated to his father.

Titled David Bowie Book Club, the project will discuss the singer's favorite works. The project was inspired by a list published in 2013 featuring his 100 favorite books.

The book that will inaugurate the club will be Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd, which tells the story of Nicholas Dyer, who builds churches that perform human sacrifices, while detective Nicholas Hawksmoor investigates murders committed in these churches.

Jones explains that readers who want to follow along should read the book by February 1st. The discussion will take place on Twitter.

 

DUNCAN LAUNCHES BOWIE BOOK CLUB VIA TWITTER “Screaming above Central London…” Back in October 2013 we exclusively posted the complete list of “DAVID BOWIE'S TOP 100 BOOKS”. (http://smarturl.it/BowieBooksFull100) In case you've not already seen it on Twitter, Duncan Jones has now kicked off what we're calling the Bowie Book Club. Here's what he said about the idea and his first selection. + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + Duncan Jones @ManMadeMoon Dec 27 My dad was a beast of a reader. One of his true loves was Peter Ackroyd's sojourns into the history of Britain & its cities. I've been feeling a building sense of duty to go on the same literary marathon in tribute to dad. Time allowing… #Read-ItBig'nsTheBrain Duncan Jones @ManMadeMoon Dec 27 Alright gang! Anyone who wants to join along, we are reading Peter Ackroyd's “Hawksmoor,” as an amuse beer before we get into the heavy stuff. You have until Feb 1. + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + + Hawksmoor is in DAVID BOWIE'S TOP 100 BOOKS list, indeed it's one of the books we illustrated in our montage back in 2013. It's also a work we've loved for a long time here at DBHQ, since David first recommended it many years ago. Go here (https://t.co/wNp8N91EsD) for the synopsis of this gripping and terrible tale of two Londons separated by two and a half centuries. #BowieBookClub #ReadingIsBrainFood

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Erica Y Roumieh

A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.

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