LOVER

by Taylor Swift

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Biography, Memoir, Music, Romance

30 pages, Paperback

Published August 23, 2019

About the author

Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Swift spent her early years on her family's Christmas tree farm. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, and Swift soon followed in her footsteps. By the age of 10, Swift was singing at a variety of local events, including fairs and contests. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11, and began writing her own songs and learning guitar at 12 years old.

To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. There she co-wrote songs, and tried to land a recording contract. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attempt to further Swift's career.

A stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. She released her first single, "Tim McGraw," in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, selling more than 2.5 million copies. More popular singles soon followed, including "Our Song," a No. 1 country music hit. "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Picture to Burn," and "Should've Said No" were also successful tracks.

In addition to commercial success, Swift received a lot of critical praise for her debut effort. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in 2007. Her renditions of "Silent Night" and "Santa Baby" were modest hits on the country charts.

In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, and won the Academy of Country Music's "Female Vocalist of the Year" Award, the American Music Awards "Favorite Female Country Artist" award, and the American Music Association's "Horizon" award. Around this same time, Swift released her next album, Fearless (2008), which hit the top of both the country and pop charts and stayed there for 11 weeks. By the end of the year, Swift had become the highest-selling country artist of 2008.

In 2009, Swift netted several awards for her work on Fearless, including "Video of the Year" and "Female Video of the Year" for "Love Story" at the CMT Music Awards. On September 13, 2009, Swift also won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Female Video," making her the first country music star to win an MTV Video Music Award. The win stirred controversy when rapper Kanye West leaped to the stage during Swift's speech, took the microphone, and declared that R&B singer Beyoncé should have won Swift's award. The stunned Swift was unable to make her acceptance speech, and West was removed from the show. When Beyoncé accepted her award for "Best Video of the Year" later in the show, she called Swift to the stage to finish her speech. West later apologized to Swift privately,
and made a public apology on The Jay Leno Show.

If possible, the attention has made Swift an even hotter commodity. Her concert tickets now sell out in less than two minutes, and she is currently ranked as the 69th most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, with more than $18 million in earnings this year alone. She recently made her second appearance on comedy show Saturday Night Live, this time as both the host and musical guest. She has also been tapped for four CMA nominations in 2009—"Female Vocalist", "Music Video of the Year", "Best Album" and "Entertainer of the Year"— as well as six American Music Award nominations.

Reviews

[autumn ✶ (ia) · Rating 5 out of 5]

i didn't know these were on goodreads but i read this one lol

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is technically a book and I read it so we're going to count it haha

[Hayley Coulter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book, you could say I lovered it! 😂 It is a collection of dairy entries photocopied from Taylor's dairies from all different stages in her life. It provides an amazing insight into the world of a celebrity. You can buy this version and all the others on her website. https://store.taylorswift.com/pages/d...

[vanessa ౨ৎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

well technically this counts as a book, i loved reading her journal entries🥰

i realized i don’t have the deluxe version of lover so i put it on my wishlist and got it for christmas!!
now i need the other 3 versions and my collection of taylor albums is complete :)

[Jazz · Rating 5 out of 5]

❝I'm young. I'm talented. They'll see it in me. I'll be okay. I've got to hang on.❞

quiero abrazarla y decirle tranquila mi vida vengo del futuro y lo lograrás 🥺

[leticia · Rating 5 out of 5]

lindos os garranchos da mami

[kt · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's on gr so it's a book ok ok

[liv !! · Rating 5 out of 5]

as a relatively new swiftie (i didn't really get into taylor until august 2022), i thought i would never be able to get one of the lover journals but i found one at my local target!! finding a lover journal whilst wearing my speak now tv cardigan and hearing "the man" play throughout the store was something i was not prepared for today. how i love being a swiftie ! 🫶

reading this is so surreal. when reading the entries from when taylor was 13, i kept thinking "if only she knew how incredible and unstoppable she's gonna be one day."

like when she was talking about not knowing what to do for the "mean" mv... how amazing is it that 14 years and 7 albums later she'd be debuting the "i can see you" video to an arena of 70k people starring the stars of the "mean" vid???

my favorite quote from this by far is "hey, i really have decided that school is a big disappointment." because same.

also?? the cd is SO. FREAKING. PRETTY.

[asm · Rating 5 out of 5]

how is this on goodreads😭

[Jasmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this actually a book? Debatable. Did I read the diary entries? Yes. Aren't her songs like poetry anyway? Yes. So like a rational person I'm counting this (and not just because I'm behind my goodreads reading schedule)

[Zeina (Taylor's Version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"This summer is the apocalypse" getting to read her diaries not only is it relatable but also you feel like you are with tay or that she is telling you about her day which to me is really special💗

[leticia · Rating 5 out of 5]

esse aqui deveria perder meia estrela pela piadoca da última entry mas td bem né ela faz o drama dela

[Renée · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not counting this for my reading goal, but all 4 versions do add up to about 120 pages of text, so adding it to my “read” list all the same.

[Brianna Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 30 page book of Taylor Swift’s diary entries were a lot of fun reading. I was intending to only buying one but might consider buying the rest of the deluxe albums lol.

[Mariela · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Cause I remember it all, all, all too well 🍂🧩

[Brujaxa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A masterpiece.

[Tiago Monfardini · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5

ela falando de speak now e nothing new 💙

[Jazz · Rating 5 out of 5]

❝It's senseless to worry about someday not being happy when I am happy now.❞

y quiero que siga así de feliz siempre <3

[Mica ☆☆☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The world is as big as you make it. Never be shameful yo fly when a chance comes, you should take it. May you never be scared of goodbye..."

[Mica ☆☆☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

"But it's senseless to worry about someday not being happy when I am happy now. Ok. Breathe."

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's basically a 28 page diary, but I saw other's were counting it as a book, so I will too😉

[Zeina (Taylor's Version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I guess I'm just not good enough for people my own age. or maybe I'm not bad enough?" The more I read her diaries the more I feel closer to her, I love reading about her freaking out when she writes a song or when she sees her fans waving and applauding her 💗💗

[raven ♡˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love my woman!

[sophia (taylor’s version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love her so much

[Cece ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t know this counted as a book! But I loved it!! Huge fan of Lover as an album!

[marta⸆⸉ ོ (ia cause school sucks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg who was gonna tell me this was on goodreads

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a lover of this book.

[emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

"haven't kissed a boy in 209 days. ❤️ taylor"

taylor swift i love you

[Abbey Madrid · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

didn’t know these were on here but i read this today