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Ana Leorne

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Ana Leorne is a writer, artist, musician and researcher based in Paris, France. She holds a BA in Fine Arts, an MA in Film Studies and a PhD in Visual Cultures. Formerly an associate editor at The 405 and digital media executive at MTV Portugal, her work has appeared in Bandcamp, Grammys, SFGate, SPIN, The Guardian and many others. She’s the author of This is the Strangest Life I’ve Ever Known: A Psychological Portrait of Jim Morrison (Trapart, 2023) and a Genre: A 33 1/3 Series volume on Tropicália (Bloomsbury, 2025).

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	Tropicália (Genre: A 33 1/3 Series) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ana rated a book really liked it The Bad Trip: Dark Omens, New Worlds and the End of the Sixties by James Riley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ana wants to read Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship, and Rock'n'Roll by Gavin Baddeley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ana rated a book really liked it Buddy: The Biography of Buddy Holly by Philip Norman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You keep hoping he'll make it until the very end (even though you already know he won't). Norman is a great writer and this biography hasn't aged one bit despite having been written over thirty years ago. ...more
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Ana rated a book liked it Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock 'N' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood by Peter Biskind	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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After reading Scandalous Women, I just had to. I've only read another Jackie Collins in my life (Rock Star), but now I can definitely confirm Jacqueline Susann is the superior Jackie. This was entertaining, though! ...more
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I may be biased because I'm a big Jacqueline Susann fan, but this was very entertaining. I can't vouch for the Jackie Collins bits but all info/details about Susann are accurate, and the tone with which her parts are written is also extremely Susann. ...more
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